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TheLondon Night Bus network is a series ofnight bus routes that serveGreater London. Services broadly operate between the hours of 23:00 and 06:00.
Many services commence from or operate viaTrafalgar Square and are extensions or variations of daytime routes and hence derive their number from these; for example, route N73 fromOxford Circus toWalthamstow Central follows that ofroute 73 as far asStoke Newington, before continuing further north.[1][2][3]
The first night bus was introduced in 1913.[4] By 1920 there were two 'All Night Bus Services' in operation named the 94 and 94a running from 23:30 to 05:30.[5] A few more services were introduced over the following decades, but all ceased duringWorld War II. Services resumed after the war, increasing astrams andtrolleybuses were replaced in the late 1950s and 1960s. In 1978 London Transport listed 21 all-night bus routes. On many of these routes, "all-night" service meant a departure frequency of no more than one bus an hour.[6] In April 1984, the number of routes was increased from 21 to 32. At this point the peak service required 80 buses; by August 2013 this had grown to 890.[7]
Originally the night bus network had its own fare structure, but with the introduction of theOyster card in 2003, it was incorporated into theTransport for London fare structure. Until the mid-2000s, all routes hadN prefixes. However, as some routes merely mirrored their day time equivalents, theN prefixes were dropped and these routes became 24-hour services; for example, route N14 was no longer differentiated fromroute 14.[7]
Services are operated by private operators under contract toLondon Buses. The Night Bus contracts are often bundled with those of the equivalent daytime routes and awarded for a five-year period, with an optional two-year extension based on performance standards being met. Some however are tendered individually.[7][8][9]
With someLondon Underground lines operating a24-hour service at weekends from August 2016, a further eight routes commenced 24-hour operation on Friday and Saturday nights.[10] Further changes were made as the Night Tube network expanded.
In May 2015, the Night Bus network was the subject ofThe Night Bus, aChannel 4 documentary.[11][12]
Night Bus routes are often related to the day numerical equivalent, normally running the same route but with an extension at either end of the service. This is normally to provide a night service to destinations served by tube or train during the day.
However, there are a few N-prefixed route numbers that have no relation to their daytime equivalents: the N5, N20, and N97 all operate in a different part of London to their respective day routes. Also, the N550 and N551 (which provide night service on parts of the DLR network), and the N271 (whose daytime service was withdrawn on 4 February 2023) have no corresponding daytime routes.
There are also 24-hour routes, which run day and night but usually with a lower frequency during the night hours. The vast majority run the same route at all times. With the introduction of theNight Tube, some day routes have been extended to run during Friday and Saturday nights to serve the stations.
Route N1 commenced operating on 28 June 1995 betweenPlumstead garage andTrafalgar Square. It was originally operated byLondon Central, being taken over byFirst London on 14 November 1998. On 8 January 2000 it was extended beyond Plumstead toThamesmead, and in April 2000 withdrawn between Trafalgar Square andAldwych being diverted toTottenham Court Road station. Upon being re-tendered, the route was taken over byEast Thames Buses on 15 October 2005.[7]
In October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold toGo-Ahead London, which included a five-year contract to operate route N1.[13][14][15]
Route N1 operates via these primary locations:[16]
Route N2 commenced operating on 13 April 1984 betweenWest Norwood station andTrafalgar Square. In October 1984, it was extended north from Trafalgar Square toFriern Barnet and south from West Norwood station toCrystal Palace bus station. In June 1995, it was withdrawn betweenCamden Town and Friern Barnet, and rerouted toHampstead Heath. In November 1999, the Trafalgar Square to Hampstead Heath section was withdrawn and replaced by route N24. Upon being re-tendered, it passed fromMetroline toArriva London in April 2000.[7]
Route N2 operates via these primary locations:[17]
Route N3 began operating on 27 October 1989 betweenBeckenham Junction station andVictoria bus station viaOxford Circus. In October 1993, it was extended to start back atChislehurst. In May 2000, it was altered to operate betweenBromley North station and Oxford Circus. Its operation passed fromLondon Central toConnex on the same date.[7]
Route N3 was included in the sale of Connex toTravel London in February 2004[18] which in turn was sold toAbellio London in May 2009.[19][20]New Routemasters commenced operating route N3 on 8 February 2016.
Route N3 operates via these primary locations:[21]
Route N5 commenced operating on 28 October 1989 betweenEdgware station andVictoria bus station. In June 1995, it was withdrawn betweenTrafalgar Square and Victoria. It was operated byMetroline since its inception until July 2020 when it passed toLondon Sovereign.[7][22]
Route N5 operates via these primary locations:[23]
Route N7 commenced operating on 30 August 2003 betweenNortholt andRussell Square partly replacing route N23. It was initially operated byFirst London. Upon being re-tendered it passed toMetroline on 23 June 2007[24][25] who commenced a further contract on 21 June 2014.[26] In October 2014 it was withdrawn betweenOxford Circus station and Russell Square.
Route N7 operates via these primary locations:[27]
Route N8 commenced operating on 13 August 1988 betweenBow Church andQueensbury station. In July 1992, theMarble Arch to Queensbury section was withdrawn, with the route redirected toVictoria bus station. In July 1995, it was altered to operate fromWoodford Wells toTrafalgar Square. In June 1999, it once again began operating to Victoria, albeit viaPiccadilly Circus. This was altered in April 2000 with it now routed viaBerkeley Square. In June 2004, its eastern terminus was altered toHainault. In June 2009, it was again withdrawn betweenOxford Circus and Victoria being replaced byroute C2.[7][28]
Route N8 has been operated byStagecoach London since its inception. On 28 June 2014, a further contract commenced withNew Routemasters.[29][30][31]
Route N8 operates via these primary locations:[32]
Route N9 commenced operating on 25 February 1994 betweenKingston andTrafalgar Square replacing parts of routes N65 and N97. In March 1997 it was extended from Trafalgar Square to Aldwych. On 29 September 2001, theHammersmith bus station to Kingston section was withdrawn and the route diverted toHeathrow Central bus station, as well as the newHeathrow Terminal 5 from 2008.[33] Route N9 has been operated byLondon United since its inception. On 27 January 2024, this route was transferred toMetroline from their Brentford garage.[7]
Route N9 operates via these primary locations:[34]
Route N10 commenced operating on 29 September 2001 betweenRichmond andArchway station replacing route N9 between Richmond andHammersmith bus station. Initially operated byLondon United on 3 September 2004, the route passed toFirst London. At the same time, the route was withdrawn betweenKing's Cross station and Archway, being replaced by route N390. On 29 January 2010 route N10 was withdrawn and replaced by routes10 and33.[7][35]
Route N10 operated via these primary locations:
Route N11 commenced operating on 13 April 1984 betweenShepherd's Bush Green andLiverpool Street station. In April 1985 it was extended at both ends, westward toActon Town and east toHackney Central. It was extended east again in November 1985 toHackney Wick. In August 1986 it was diverted at the western end from Shepherd's Bush toTurnham Green, this was reversed in February 1994.[7]
Having been replaced between Trafalgar Square and Hackney Wick in October 1989 by route N6, it resumed operating to Liverpool Street in February 1994. In March 2001 it was diverted at Hammersmith toWembley Stadium. Having been operated byLondon United since its inception, on 29 June 2003 it was taken over byLondon General. On 7 June 2008, route N11 was diverted atWest Ealing toEaling Broadway station being replaced byroute 297.[7][36]
On 23 November 2022, it was announced that route N11 would be rerouted to run toWhitehall instead of Shoreditch following a successful consultation. The withdrawn section of the route is now covered by an extended route N26. This change was implemented on 29 April 2023.[37][38]
Route N11 operates via these primary locations:[39]
Route N13 commenced operating on 13 April 1984 betweenNorth Finchley andTrafalgar Square, being extended on 27 October 1984 from North Finchley toChipping Barnet and on 8 July 1992 from Trafalgar Square toVictoria bus station, the latter being reversed on 23 June 1995. Upon being re-tendered, on 1 September 2001, the route passed fromMetroline toLondon Sovereign being extended from Trafalgar Square toAldwych on the same day.[7] It ceased on 1 April 2017 whenroute 13 was converted to 24-hour operation.[40]
Route N13 operated via these primary locations:[41]
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Route N15 commenced operating on 15 July 1995 betweenBecontree Heath andPaddington station to replace a section of withdrawn route N95 between Becontree Heath andAldgate. In August 1998 the route was extended from Becontree Heath toRomford Market and withdrawn betweenMarble Arch and Paddington. The latter was reverted in May 2001.[7] In October 2007 the route was extended from Paddington toPaddington Basin. In August 2010 the route was withdrawn betweenRegent Street and Paddington Basin, this section replaced byroute 159.[42] In May 2013 the route was withdrawn betweenTrafalgar Square and Regent Street.[43]
Having been operated byEast London since its inception, it was taken over byGo-Ahead London on 26 August 2017 from theirHenley Road bus garage, having part of the allocation run fromRiver Road bus garage and additional services run fromCamberwell bus garage.[44]
Route N15 operates via these primary locations:[45]
Route N16 commenced operating on 19 January 1991 betweenEdgware bus station andVictoria bus station viaTrafalgar Square. In October 2002 it was rerouted away from Trafalgar Square to run direct fromMarble Arch viaPark Lane to Victoria. It has been operated byMetroline since the start of service.[7]
On 23 November 2022, it was announced that route N16 would be renumbered as N32 following a successful consultation, due to the re-routing of the daytimeroute 16. This change was implemented on 29 April 2023.[37][38]
Route N16 operated via these primary locations:[46]
Route N18 commenced operating on 13 April 1984 betweenSudbury andLiverpool Street station. In April 1985 it was extended from Sudbury toHarrow Weald viaEdgware at its outer end and curtailed from Liverpool Street toAldwych at its inner end.[7] Having been operated byFirst London since privatisation, it was included in the sale ofWillesden Junction garage toMetroline in June 2013.[47][48] In November 2017 operation of the route passed toLondon United.[49]
Route N18 operates via these primary locations:[50]
Route N19 commenced operating on 28 October 1989 betweenClapham Junction station andFinsbury Park station.London General operated it until April 2000 when it was taken over byArriva London. London General won the route back when re-tendered from March 2012,[51] before it returned to Arriva operation in April 2017.[7][52][53]
Route N19 operates via these primary locations:[54]
Route N20 commenced operating on 28 October 1989 fromChipping Barnet toAldwych as route N1. It was curtailed from Aldwych toTrafalgar Square on 18 July 1992. It was renumbered as N20 on 24 June 1995.First London operated it from 15 July 1998 until it returned toMetroline on 25 August 2003.[7]
Route N20 operates via these primary locations:[55]
Route N21 operates via these primary locations:[56]
Route N22 commenced operating on 24 November 2000 betweenRichmond andPiccadilly Circus replace the withdrawn section of route N9 between Richmond andPutney Bridge. On 29 September 2001, the route was extended from Richmond toKingston. On 3 June 2006, it was withdrawn curtailed from Kingston toFulwell. It has always been operated byLondon General (now Go-Ahead London).[7] On 16 July 2017, the route was withdrawn betweenGreen Park and Piccadilly Circus and diverted toOxford Circus viaBerkeley Square, partly replacingroute C2.[57]
Route N22 operates via these primary locations:[58]
Route N25 commenced operation on 15 July 1995 betweenRomford station andTrafalgar Square. Initially operated byEast London, upon being re-tendered it passed toFirst London on 26 July 1999. It ceased on 26 June 2004, whenroute 25 was converted to 24-hour operation.[7] Route N25 was reintroduced on 1 December 2018 when route 25 ceased to be a 24-hour route withTower Transit operating it.[59] Upon being re-tendered, it was taken over by Stagecoach London on 23 May 2020.[60]
Route N25 operates via these primary locations:[61]
Route N26 commenced operation on 18 July 1992 betweenWalthamstow Central station andVictoria bus station. It was introduced to replace the withdrawn sections of route N6 between Trafalgar Square and Walthamstow. In 1995 it was curtailed from Victoria toTrafalgar Square but extended at the other end to Walthamstow Fulbourne Road. In 2001 it was rerouted from Walthamstow Central toChingford station, instead of Fulbourne Road, partly replacing routeN38.[7]
On 23 November 2022, it was announced that a proposed extension of route N26 toVictoria, in line with a revised (daytime) route 26, would be going ahead following a consultation; it was implemented on 29 April 2023.[37][38]
Route N26 operates via these primary locations:[62]
Route N27 was introduced on 3 February 2001 betweenTurnham Green andChalk Farm. It was operated byFirst London. It ceased on 19 March 2004 whenroute 27 was converted to 24-hour operation.[7] It resumed on 9 March 2019 when route 27 ceased to be a 24-hour route, this time being operated byLondon United.[63] On 9 November 2019, it was taken over byAbellio London.[64]
Route N27 operates via these primary locations:[65]
Route N28 commenced operating on 29 May 1999 betweenCamden Town andSouthside Wandsworth.[7]On 24 July 2023, the route was diverted viaKing's Road andBattersea Bridge and terminating atClapham Junction station from 24 July until 29 July due toWandsworth Bridge being closed.[66] On 30 July 2023, the route was reinstated toSouthside Wandsworth, but diverted viaKing's Road andBattersea Bridge from 30 July until 2 October, missing stops between New Kings Road and Bridgend Road in both directions due to the closure ofWandsworth Bridge. The route returned to normal running viaWandsworth Bridge when it reopened on 2 October 2023.[67]
Route N28 operates via these primary locations:[68]
Route N29 commenced operating on 27 February 1980 betweenEnfield Town andTrafalgar Square. On 14 January 2006 it was curtailed from Enfield Town toPonders End withMercedes-Benz O530G articulated buses introduced. On 26 November 2011 it was converted back to double deck operation.[7]
Route N29 operates via these primary locations:[69]
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Route N31 commenced operation on 11 November 1989 betweenCamden Town andNotting Hill Gate. It initially operated on Friday and Saturday nights only until it became a seven days a week service on 18 July 1992 with theAlexander bodiedMercedes-Benz 811Ds were replaced byWright Handybus bodiedDennis Darts that in turn were replaced byMarshall Capital bodied Dennis Darts in 1999.[7]
On 29 May 1999, the route was diverted to terminate atClapham Junction station. It was converted back to double decker operation in June 2004 withWright Eclipse Gemini bodiedVolvo B7TLs.[7] It was included in the June 2013 sale of First London'sWestbourne Park toTower Transit.[70][71] Upon being re-tendered, on 28 April 2018 the route passed toMetroline.[72][73]
Route N31 operates via these primary locations:[74]
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Route N32 commenced operating on 29 April 2023 betweenEdgware bus station andVictoria station when route N16 was renumbered to route N32 as part of the Central London bus changes.[37][38]
Route N32 operates via these primary locations:[75]
Route N33 commenced operating on 18 May 2019 betweenFulwell station andHammersmith bus station with the curtailment ofroute 33 due to the closure ofHammersmith Bridge.[76]
Route N33 operates via these primary locations:[77]
Route N35 commenced on 26 April 1997 betweenClapham Junction station andTrafalgar Square. In April 2000, the route was withdrawn between Holborn and Trafalgar Square and diverted toTottenham Court Road station. Having been operated byLondon Central since its inception, upon being re-tendered in 2009 it was taken over byTravel London.[78] It was included in the May 2009 sale of Travel London toAbellio London.[7][19][20] It ceased on 30 April 2016 whenroute 35 was converted to 24-hour operation.[79]
Route N35 operated via these primary locations:[80]
Route N38 commenced operating on 14 July 1995 as a half hourly service betweenTrafalgar Square andChingford Mount with hourly bifurcation toChingford station andChingford Hatch, replacing most of Route N96. Initially operated byEast London, upon being tendered it passed toArriva London from 19 April 1997, being diverted toVictoria bus station on the same date. On 28 April 2001, the route was curtailed from Chingford toWalthamstow.[7]
Route N38 operates via these primary locations:[81]
Route N41 commenced operation on 9 December 2000 betweenTottenham Hale bus station andArchway. On 5 February 2005 it extended from Archway toTrafalgar Square. It has always been operated byArriva London.[7]
Route N41 operates via these primary locations:[82]
Route N44 commenced operating on 18 August 1995 betweenSutton station andTrafalgar Square. On 26 April 1996 it was extended toAldwych. It has always been operated byLondon General (now Go-Ahead London).[7]
Route N44 operates via these primary locations:[83]
Route N53 commenced operating on 27 October 1989 betweenErith andVictoria bus station. On 28 July 1995 the route was withdrawn betweenErith andThamesmead and extended toOxford Circus. On 8 January 2000 the Thamesmead to Plumstead section was withdrawn. On 28 June 2002, the route was withdrawn between Plumstead and Erith. On 15 February 2003 it was withdrawn between Whitehall and Oxford Circus. It ceased on 20 March 2004 whenroute 53 was converted to a 24-hour service.[7] It was reinstated on 15 June 2019 when route 53 ceased to be a 24-hour service.[76]
Route N53 operates via these primary locations:[84]
Route N55 commenced operating on 28 April 2001 betweenWhipps Cross andOxford Circus station. On 25 June 2004 it was extended from Whipps Cross toWoodford Wells. It has always been operated byStagecoach London.[7]
Route N55 operates via these primary locations:[85]
Route N63 commenced operating on 16 November 2002 betweenCrystal Palace bus station andKing's Cross station. It is operated byTransport UK London Bus.[7]
Route N63 operates via these primary locations:[86]
Route N65 commenced operating on 31 August 2002 betweenKingston upon Thames andEaling Broadway station. It ceased on 24 January 2004 whenroute 65 was converted to 24-hour operation.[7] It was reintroduced on 25 October 2018 betweenChessington World of Adventures and Ealing Broadway.[87]
Route N65 operates via these primary locations:[88]
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Route N68 commenced operating on 27 March 1999 betweenPurley Cross andTrafalgar Square. On 28 April 2000, the route was diverted atAldwych via Kingsway, andHigh Holborn toTottenham Court Road station and extended from Purley toOld Coulsdon. Having been operated byArriva London from its inception, on 31 March 2006 it was taken over byLondon Central and on 31 March 2018 byAbellio London.[7][89]
Route N68 operates via these primary locations:[90]
Route N72 commenced operating on 5 September 1999 betweenEast Acton andRoehampton. It ceased on 24 April 2004 whenroute 72 was converted to 24-hour operation.[7] With the closure ofHammersmith Bridge, it was reintroduced on 18 May 2019.[76]
Route N72 operates via these primary locations:[91]
Route N73 commenced operating on 22 September 1989 betweenWalthamstow Central station andVictoria bus station. On 17 June 2017, it was withdrawn between Victoria andOxford Circus, being replaced by route 390.[7][92]
Route N73 operates via these primary locations:[93]
Route N74 commenced operating on 23 November 2002 betweenRoehampton andBaker Street station.[7]
Route N74 operates via these primary locations:[94]
Route N83 commenced operating on 13 September 2002 betweenGolders Green andEaling Hospital. Operated byFirst London, it ceased on 16 April 2004 whenroute 83 became a 24-hour service.[7]
It was reintroduced on 13 September 2016 whenroute 83 was curtailed to only operate between Golders Green and Alperton androute 483 was curtailed to operate betweenHarrow bus station and Ealing Hospital.[95][96]
Route N83 operates via these primary locations:[97]
Route N86 commenced operating on 26 June 2004 betweenHarold Hill andStratford bus station replacing the withdrawn section of route N25 between Harold Hill andIlford.[7]
Route N86 operates via these primary locations:[98]
Route N77 commenced on 18 August 1995 betweenTolworth andTrafalgar Square. On 3 June 2006 route N77 was renumbered N87 and curtailed betweenTolworth andFairfield bus station.[7]
Route N87 operates via these primary locations:[99]
Route N89 commenced operating on 28 June 2002 betweenErith andTrafalgar Square.[7]
Route N89 operates via these primary locations:[100]
Route N91 commenced operating on 25 February 1994 betweenHornsey Rise andTrafalgar Square. On 23 June 1995, the route was extended from Hornsey Rise toPotters Bar. Having been operated byMTL London since its inception, when re-tendered it passed to Capital Citibus on 31 January 1997. It passed with the Capital Citybus toFirst London in July 1998. When next tendered, it was awarded toMetroline from 6 February 2009.[7][101]
Route N91 operates via these primary locations:[102]
The route is primarily used as a night replacement for the Piccadilly line between Piccadilly Circus and Hammersmith stations. Passengers can then continue their journey using night routesN91 (to Cockfosters) orN9 (to Heathrow). There is currently no night service for the Uxbridge branch. Operation of the route passed fromLondon United to Tower Transit on 5 March 2016.[103]
Route N97 operates via these primary locations:[104]
Route N98 commenced operating on 19 August 1995 betweenStanmore station andTrafalgar Square. On 29 April 2000 the route was diverted at Oxford Circus toRed Lion Square. Initially operated byCentreWest, since 3 February 2001 it has been operated byMetroline.[7]
Route N98 operates via these primary locations:[105]
Route N109 commenced operating on 11 March 1994 betweenCoulsdon andAldwych. It was withdrawn on 17 September 1999, being replaced by route N159. It was reintroduced on 28 August 2010 betweenCroydon andOxford Circus station replacing route N159. Initially operated byArriva London, upon being re-tendered it was taken over byAbellio London on 31 January 2015.[7][106][107]
Route N109 operates via these primary locations:[108]
Route N113 commenced operating on 30 June 2012 betweenEdgware bus station andTrafalgar Square partly replacing route N13.[109][110]
Route N113 operates via these primary locations:[111]
Route N133 commenced operation on 24 January 2003 betweenTooting andLiverpool Street bus station. On 1 September 2007 it was diverted atStreatham toMitcham. Having been operated byLondon General since its inception, upon being re-tendered it was taken over byArriva London on 22 January 2010.[7][112]
Route N133 operates via these primary locations:[113]
Route N136 commenced operating on 9 February 2008 betweenChislehurst andOxford Circus station replacing route N36 betweenGrove Park and Oxford Circus. Having been operated byStagecoach London since its inception, upon being re-tendered it was taken over byGo-Ahead London on 27 May 2017.[7][114]
Route N136 operates via these primary locations:[115]
Route N137 commenced operating on 16 March 2001 betweenCrystal Palace bus station andOxford Circus station. Having been operated byLondon Central since its inception, upon being re-tendered it was taken over byArriva London on 9 July 2004.[7][116]
Route N137 operates via these primary locations:[117]
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Route N140 commenced operating on 31 March 2000 betweenHarrow Weald bus garage andHeathrow Central bus station. It ceased on 16 April 2004 whenroute 140 was converted to a 24-hour service.[7] It was reinstated on 7 December 2019 when route 140 was withdrawn betweenHeathrow Central bus station andHayes & Harlington station and also when route 140 ceased to be a 24-hour service.[76]
Route N140 operates via these primary locations:[118]
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Route N155 commenced operating on 18 August 1995 betweenSutton station andTrafalgar Square. On 28 May 1999, the route was extended from Trafalgar Square toAldwych. On 12 December 2003, it was withdrawn between Sutton and Morden, being replaced by route N44. It has been operated byLondon General (now Go-Ahead London) since its inception.[7]
Route N155 operates via these primary locations:[119]
Route N171 commenced operating on 27 April 1996 betweenHither Green station andTrafalgar Square. In 2000 it route was diverted atAldwych toTottenham Court Road station instead of Trafalgar Square. In 2006, the route was changed to terminate atCatford bus garage instead of Hither Green, and so mirror the day171 route.[7]
On 30 April 2011 it was rerouted back toHither Green station.[120] It is operated byGo-Ahead London.
Route N171 operates via these primary locations:[121]
Route N199 commenced operating on 12 September 2015 betweenSt Mary Cray station andTrafalgar Square to replace discontinued night bus N47.[122]
Route N199 operates via these primary locations:[123]
Route N205 was introduced on 31 August 2013 whenroute 205 ceased to be a 24-hour route. It has been operated byEast London since its inception.[124][125]
Route N205 operates via these primary locations:[126]
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Route N207 commenced operation on 11 October 1996 betweenUxbridge station andVictoria bus station. On 12 November 1999 it was diverted atOxford Circus toAldwych. On 28 April 2000 it was again rerouted toBloomsbury Square.[7] Having been operated byFirst London since privatisation, it was included in the sale ofHayes garage toMetroline in June 2013.[47][48] Upon being re-tendered, it passed toAbellio London on 6 April 2019.[127][128]
Route N207 operates via these primary locations:[129]
Route N242 commenced operating on 31 January 2003 betweenHomerton University Hospital andTottenham Court Road station. It ceased on 23 April 2004 whenroute 242 was converted to a 24-hour service.[7] It was reinstated on 15 June 2019 when route 242 ceased to be a 24-hour service.[76]
Route N242 operates via these primary locations:[130]
Route N250 commenced operating on 29 August 2003 betweenBrixton andFairfield Halls. It ceased on 20 March 2004 whenroute 250 was converted to a 24-hour service.[7] It was reinstated on 2 November 2019 when route 250 was withdrawn betweenFairfield Halls andWest Croydon bus station and also when route 250 ceased to be a 24-hour service.[76]
Route N250 operates via these primary locations:[131]
Route N253 commenced operating on 3 September 1993 running betweenAldgate bus station andEuston bus station. On 25 November 1994 it was extended toTrafalgar Square. On 29 May 1998, the route was withdrawn between Trafalgar Square andTottenham Court Road station.[7]
Route N253 operates via these primary locations:[132]
Route N263 commenced operating on 6 April 2025 betweenFinsbury Square andTally Ho Corner following the withdrawal of daytimeroute 271 and night timeroute N271 .[133]
Route N263 operates via these primary locations:[134]
Route N277 commenced operating on 30 June 2018 betweenCubitt Town andIslington.[135]
Route N277 operates via these primary locations:[136]
Route N279 commenced operating on 26 April 1996 betweenUpshire andVictoria bus station. On 15 October 1999 it was withdrawn between Upshire andWaltham Cross. On 15 October 2004 it was cut back from Victoria toTrafalgar Square.[7]
Route N279 operates via these primary locations:[137]
Route N343 commenced operating on 2 February 2001 betweenNew Cross garage andVictoria bus station. Having been operated byLondon Central since its inception, about being re-tendered it was taken over byTravel London in 2006.[138] It was included in the sale of Travel London toAbellio London in May 2009.[19][20] Upon being re-tendered it returned toGo-Ahead London on 13 February 2018.[139]
Route N343 operates via these primary locations:[140]
Route N381 commenced operating on 9 October 1999 betweenPeckham andWhitehall. Initially operated byLondon Central, upon being re-tendered it was taken over byConnex on 9 October 2004.[141] It was included in the sale of Connex toTravel London in February 2004[18] which in turn was sold toAbellio London in May 2009.[19][20]
Route N381 operates via these primary locations:[142]
Route N550 commenced on 30 October 2008 betweenCanning Town bus station andTrafalgar Square replacing route N50 between Canning Town andEast Beckton. Initially operated byEast London, upon being re-tendered it was taken over byTower Transit on 31 August 2013.[7][143] When next tendered it passed toCT Plus on 1 August 2018.[144] It is now operated byStagecoach London.
Route N550 operates via these primary locations:[145]
Route N551 commenced on 30 October 2008 betweenGallions Reach Shopping Park andTrafalgar Square. Initially operated byGo-Ahead London, upon being re-tendered it was taken over byTower Transit on 31 August 2013.[7][143] When next tendered it passed toCT Plus on 1 August 2018.[144] It is now operated byStagecoach London.
Route N551 operates via these primary locations:[146]
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