London Buses route 397

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397

London Buses
Management
Operated by	Arriva London
Garage	Edmonton
Vehicle	Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander ALX200
PVR †	5
Route
Start	Debden
Via	Loughton Buckhurst Hill Woodford Green Chingford
End	South Chingford
Length	9 miles (15 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 30 minutes
Journey time	37-49 minutes
Day	6:00am until 7:00pm
Night	No night service
Adult single fares
Oyster	90p
Cash	£2.00
† peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance
London Transport Portal

London Buses route 397 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

Contents 1 History 2 Vehicles 3 Current route 3.1 Route departing Debden Station 3.2 Route departing South Chingford 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

The 397 route was first introduced in the late 1990s following the withdrawal of route 531 which connected Chingford with Loughton. The route was originally operated by Arriva Shires & Essex but due to the closure of Debden garage, the operations passed to Arriva London in Edmonton along with the Dennis Dart SLF buses. An every 30 minute Sunday service was introduced in February 2007 making it an all week 30 minute service.

[edit] Vehicles

Arriva have always used Alexander ALX200 buses on this route which they are now repainting from the blue and cream Arriva Shires & Essex livery into the red and cream Arriva London livery. The route sometimes has odd appearances from Dennis Dart SLFs, and older Alexander ALX200s from the London Buses route 444.

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Debden Station DEBDEN STATION Borders Lane Traps Hill High Road Loughton Station Cricket Ground Bald Faced Stag Woodford Wells Chingford Station Station Road Friday Hill Chingford Mount Walthamstow Stadium SOUTH CHINGFORD Sainsbury's

[edit] Route departing South Chingford SOUTH CHINGFORD Sainsbury's Walthamstow Stadium Chingford Mount Friday Hill Station Road Chingford Station Woodford Wells Bald Faced Stag Cricket Ground Loughton Station High Road Traps Hill Borders Lane DEBDEN STATION

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• Arriva London

[edit] External links

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

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