London Buses route SL2
| SL2 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Garage | Barking |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400H City |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 16 (March 2024) |
| Began service | 2 March 2024 |
| Route | |
| Start | Walthamstow bus station |
| Via | South Woodford Clayhall Gants Hill Ilford Barking UEL Docklands Campus |
| End | North Woolwich |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
London Buses route SL2 is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England. Running between Walthamstow bus station and North Woolwich, it is operated by Arriva London.
The route partially parallels routes 123 and 366.
History
[edit]On 21 July 2023, a consultation for route SL2 was opened by Transport for London, and closed on 4 September the same year.[1][2] It was awarded on 20 October 2023, and was introduced on 2 March 2024, using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400H Citys.[3] It is operated by Arriva London as a variation to its route 123 contract that it parallels between Walthamstow and Ilford.[4]
Current route
[edit]Route SL2 operates via these locations:[5]
- Walthamstow bus station
for Walthamstow Central station 
- Walthamstow Market
- Waltham Forest Town Hall
- Wood Street for Wood Street railway station
- South Woodford
- Woodford Avenue for Clayhall
- Gants Hill station
- Ilford station
- Ilford Sainsbury’s
- Barking station
- Gallions Reach for Gallions Reach Shopping Park
- UEL Docklands Campus for Gallions Reach station
- Pier Road for King George V DLR station and London City Airport
- North Woolwich for the Woolwich Ferry
Operation
[edit]The route operates at a frequency of a bus every 12 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and a bus every 15 minutes on Sundays.[6]
Former route SL2
[edit]From June 1996 until August 2002, a previous route SL2 ran in Central London, connecting the mainline railway stations at Paddington, Marylebone, Euston, St Pancras, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, London Bridge, Waterloo and Victoria.[7][8] The route was operated by Thorpes and branded as Stationlink, running an hourly (anticlockwise) circular service, with route SL1 operating in the reverse direction. Both were replaced by routes 205 and 705 respectively in August 2002.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Consultation opens for planned express Superloop bus route in east London". Romford Recorder. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Proposals for a new express bus route between Walthamstow and North Woolwich Ferry (SL2 bus route), part of the Superloop Transport for London
- ^ "Route SL2 - award announced 20 October 2023". Transport for London. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Short term contracts and a zero emission boost for Croydon Buses issue 825 December 2023
- ^ Route SL2 Map Transport for London
- ^ "Route SL2 Timetable". Transport for London. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ a b Enhancement of Accessible Bus Service Linking London's Mainline Railway Stations London Regional Transport 27 June 1996
- ^ a b Latest service changes Transport for London 31 August 2002
External links
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Media related to London Buses route SL2 at Wikimedia Commons
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