London Buses route 19

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19

London Buses
Management
Operated by	Arriva London
Garage	Battersea and Brixton
Vehicle	VDL DB250/Wright Pulsar Gemini
PVR †	28
Route
Start	Finsbury Park
Via	Islington Holborn Piccadilly Circus Chelsea
End	Battersea Bridge
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 7-8 minutes
Journey time	49-83 minutes
Day	5:30am until 1:00am
Night	Night Bus N19
Adult single fares
Oyster	90p
Cash	£2.00
† peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance
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London Buses route 19 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 Current route 3.1 Route departing Finsbury Park 3.2 Route departing Battersea Bridge 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

This route dates back to 1949.

The route starts at Finsbury Park station and terminates at Battersea Bus Garage, however the night version of the 19, the N19 travels further south and terminates at Clapham.

[edit] Culture

• Route 19 is referenced in the song Rudie Can't Fail by The Clash, when the first line begins: "On the route of the 19 Bus..."
• The route was featured in Vogue in November 2007 as "one of the 14 most stylish locations in Britain" ^[1]

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Finsbury Park Finsbury Park station Station Place Stroud Green Road Blackstock Road Highbury Park Highbury Grove St Paul's Road Highbury & Islington station Upper Street Islington High Street Angel Station St John Street Rosebery Avenue Clerkenwell Road Theobald's Road Drake Street Procter Street Holborn Station High Holborn New Oxford Street Tottenham Court Road Station Charing Cross Road Shaftesbury Avenue Piccadilly Circus Station Windmill Street The Haymarket Jermyn Street Regent Street Piccadilly Green Park Station Piccadilly Duke of Wellington Place Grosvenor Place Hyde Park Corner Station Knightsbridge Sloane Street Sloane Square Station King's Road Chelsea Beaufort Street Battersea Bridge South Side

[edit] Route departing Battersea Bridge Battersea Bridge South Side Beaufort Street Chelsea King's Road Sloane Square Station Sloane Street Knightsbridge Hyde Park Corner Station Piccadilly Green Park Station Piccadilly Piccadilly Circus Station Shaftesbury Avenue Charing Cross Road Tottenham Court Road Station New Oxford Street Bloomsbury Way Vernon Place (for Holborn Station) Theobald's Road Clerkenwell Road Rosebery Avenue St John Street Angel Station Islington High Street Upper Street Highbury & Islington station St Paul's Road Highbury Grove Highbury Park Blackstock Road Rock Street St Thomas's Road Finsbury Park station Station Place

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• Arriva London

[edit] External links

• Transport For London
• London Bus Routes Fotopic
• London Bus Routes
• Full Timetable

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