London Buses route 211

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211

London Buses
Management
Operated by	Travel London
Garage	Battersea
Vehicle	Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400
PVR †	18
Route
Start	Hammersmith
Via	Fulham Broadway Victoria Westminster
End	Waterloo
Length	7 miles (11 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 8-15 minutes
Journey time	40-70 minutes
Day	5:00am until 0:30am
Night	Night Bus N11
Adult single fares
Oyster	90p
Cash	£2.00
† peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance
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London Buses route 211 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Travel London.

Contents 1 History 2 Current route 2.1 Route departing Hammersmith 2.2 Route departing Waterloo 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

Route 211 was introduced in 1993 and from then it has never changed, starting from Hammersmith and finishing at Waterloo and back again, via Victoria, Sloane Square, Chelsea and Fulham.

It was operated by London General before it came to Travel London, at the Gillingham Street Basement garage (QB). using Dennis Darts (DRL). In late 1993, it was moved to Stockwell Garage, using existing vehicles.

Travel London gained the contract of the route in 1998, using brand new low-floor Optare Excel single-deckers at the new Silverthorne Road; Limebourne bought Travel London in 2000 and Connex bought Limebourne in 2001 at the garage and because of the congestion zone, Connex bought band new Dennis Trident 2 / ALX400's (TA) to convert the 211 into double-deck route.

National Express took over Connex, under the name of Travel London in 2004, most of Connex's fleet have been painted full red and the 211 remains at the same garage, using the same double-deckers, although the odd Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 from new route 452 show up very frequently.

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Hammersmith Hammersmith Station (District/ Piccadilly Lines) Bus Station Fulham Palace Road Charing Cross Hospital Lillie Road Munster Road Dawes Road Fulham Road Fulham Broadway Station Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Royal Marsden Hospital Sydney Street Royal Brompton Hospital Chelsea Old Town Hall King's Road Sloane Square Station Lower Sloane Street Pimlico Road Buckingham Palace Road Victoria Coach Station Victoria Station Bus Station Wilton Road Allington Street Bressenden Place Victoria Street Westminster Abbey Parliament Square Bridge Street Westminster Station Westminster Bridge Addington Street Station Approach Waterloo Station

[edit] Route departing Waterloo Waterloo Station Station Approach York Road Addington Street Westminster Bridge Westminster Station Bridge Street Parliament Square Westminster Abbey Victoria Street Grosvenor Gardens Victoria Station Buckingham Palace Road Pimilco Road Lower Sloane Street Sloane Square Station King's Road Chelsea Old Town Hall Sydney Street Fulham Road Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Fulham Broadway Station Dawes Road Munster Road Lillie Road Fulham Palace Road Charing Cross Hospital Hammersmith (District/ Piccadilly Lines) Hammersmith Station (Hammersmith & City Line)

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• Travel London
• London Buses route N11

[edit] External links

• Transport for London
• London Bus Routes
• Full timetable (PDF)

List of bus routes in London
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