London Buses route 8

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8

Management
Operated by	East London
Garage	Bow
Vehicle	Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400
Route
Start	Bow Church
Via	Old Ford Bethnal Green Shoreditch Bank Holborn Oxford Circus
End	Victoria
Length	9 miles (14 km)
Service
Level	Daily (5:30am until 1:00am)
Frequency	About every 6 minutes
Journey time	45-84 minutes
Night	Night Bus N8
Adult single fares
Cash	£1.50
Oyster	80p (£1 Mon-Fri 7-9.30am)
Transport for London

London Buses route 8 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to East London.

Contents 1 History 2 Current route 2.1 Route departing Bow 2.2 Route departing Victoria 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

On 1 November 1908, the bus route number 8 was allocated to a previously un-numbered route operating between Shepherds Bush and Ilford. On 20 June 1912, Routes 8 and 25 exchanged eastern ends at Bank, so that from then on the 8 operated between Willesden and Old Ford. This situation continued, apart from various westward extensions of the route to Wembley and Alperton, until July 1993. At that time the 8 again was re-routed over the 25, but this time to Victoria, becoming a daily Victoria - Old Ford - Bow route. In as much, the same routing as the 1912 version of route 25. The western end of the route becoming 98.

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Bow Bow Fairfield Road Bow Road Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Wick Lane Tredegar Road Parnell Road Old Ford Old Ford Road St Stephen's Road Roman Road Bethnal Green (Central Line) Station Bethnal Green Road Shoreditch High Street Norton Folgate Liverpool Street Station Bishopsgate Threadneedle Street Bank Station Cheapside St Paul's Station Newgate Street Holborn Viaduct City Thameslink Station Holborn Viaduct Holborn Circus Holborn Chancery Lane Station Holborn High Holborn Holborn Station High Holborn New Oxford Street Tottenham Court Road Station Oxford Street Oxford Circus Station Oxford Street New Bond Street Bruton Street Berkeley Square Berkeley Street Green Park Station Piccadilly Duke of Wellington Place (for Hyde Park Corner Station) Grosvenor Place Lower Grosvenor Place Buckingham Palace Road Victoria Station Terminus Place

[edit] Route departing Victoria Victoria Station Wilton Road Victoria Street Grosvenor Gardens Grosvenor Place Hyde Park Corner Station Piccadilly Green Park Station Stratton Street Berkeley Street Berkeley Square Davies Street Bond Street Station Oxford Street Oxford Circus Station Oxford Street Tottenham Court Road Station New Oxford Street Bloomsbury Way Vernon Place (for Holborn Station) Theobalds Road Drake Street Proctor Street High Holborn Holborn Chancery Lane Station Holborn Holborn Circus Holborn Viaduct City Thameslink Station Holborn Viaduct Newgate Street King Edward Street Angel Street St Martins-le-Grand St Paul's Station Cheapside Bank Station Threadneedle Street Bishopsgate Liverpool Street Station Norton Folgate Shoreditch High Street Bethnal Green Road Bethnal Green (Central Line) Station Roman Road St Stephen's Road Old Ford Road Old Ford Parnell Road Tredegar Road Wick Lane Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Bow Road Bow Fairfield Road

[edit] Gallery

Routemaster operation of route 8	Stagecoach Leyland Titan operation of route 8	Stagecoach Volvo Citybus operation of route 8	Stagecoach Volvo Olympian operation of route 8
Stagecoach Routemaster operation of route 8	Stagecoach Alexander ALX400 operation of route 8

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• East London

[edit] External links

• Transport for London
• London Bus Routes

List of bus routes in London
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