London Buses route 521

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521

London Buses
Management
Operated by	London General
Garage	Waterloo (RA)
Vehicle	Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
PVR †	19
Route
Start	Waterloo
Via	Holborn St Paul's Cannon Street
End	London Bridge
Length	5 miles (8 km)
Service
Level	Weekdays
Frequency	About every 4-10 minutes
Journey time	21-33 minutes
Day	6:40am until 12:30am
Night	No night service
Adult single fares
Oyster	90p
Cash	£2.00
† peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance
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London Buses route 521 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London General.

Contents 1 History 2 Current route 2.1 Route departing Waterloo 2.2 Route departing London Bridge 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

See also: Red Arrow (bus)

The 521 is one of two Red Arrow routes, the other being route 507, to survive.

Routes 507 and 521 were the first London Bus Routes to be converted to articulated, or bendy, buses on 2 June 2002, from the ageing Leyland National single deckers. At peak times Route 521 used to run via Strand Underpass rather than Aldwych, making double deck operation impossible, along with the fact that many passengers are short distance travellers and unlikely to use the top deck. Being commuter routes, and so little used outside peak times, these routes were suitable to test the bendy buses suitability in London and providing extra capacity in a single deck form.

During late 2003, early 2004, a series of onboard fires on newly delivered Mercedes-Benz Citaros led to withdrawal of the entire fleet, while Mercedes-Benz made some modifications. During this period limited services operated using a variety of different buses on route 507 and 521.^[1]

In April 2007, the route was diverted to serve the Strand Underpass at all times, previously only during peaks and running via Lancaster Place and Aldwych outside of peak times. An evening service was added at this time.

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Waterloo Waterloo Station Tenison Way Waterloo Bridge Strand Underpass Kingsway Holborn Station Southampton Row Theobalds Road Drake Street Procter Street High Holborn Holborn Holborn Circus Holborn Viaduct Newgate Street King Edward Street Angel Street St. Martin's Le Grand Cheapside St Paul's New Change Cannon Street station Monument station King William Street London Bridge Borough High Street Railway Approach London Bridge Station

[edit] Route departing London Bridge London Bridge Station London Bridge Street Borough High Street London Bridge King William Street Monument station Cannon Street station New Change St Paul's Cheapside Newgate Street Holborn Viaduct Holborn Circus Holborn High Holborn Holborn Station Kingsway Aldwych Strand Lancaster Place Waterloo Bridge Waterloo Station Mepham Street or Waterloo Station Sandell Street - Garage Journeys Only

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• London General

[edit] References

1. ^ BBC NEWS | England | London | Bendy-buses withdrawn after fires

[edit] External links

• Transport for London
• London Bus Routes Fotopic
• Full timetable

List of bus routes in London
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