London Buses route 87

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87

London Buses
Management
Operated by	London General
Garage	Stockwell
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 Volvo B7TL 10m / Plaxton President
PVR †	21
Route
Start	Aldwych
Via	Charing Cross Westminser Vauxhall Wandsworth Road Clapham Junction
End	Wandsworth
Length	6 miles (10 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 6-12 minutes
Journey time	28-56 minutes
Day	5:00am until 0:00am
Night	Night bus N87
Adult single fares
Oyster	90p
Cash	£2.00
† peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance
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London Buses route 87 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 Aldwych 2.2 Route departing Wandsworth 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

Route 87 is the renumbering of the former route 77A from 3 June 2006 in order for TfL to remove letter suffixed routes. The original route has a longer history, once being part of route 77 running from Kings Cross to Raynes Park. In October 1956, Monday to Friday morning journeys were extended to Worcester Park, until October 1978. Meanwhile, from 1959 the Sunday service, and from 1965 the Saturday service, was renumbered 77C running via Westminster Bridge, instead of Lambeth Bridge.

April 1981 saw the Saturday and Sunday services re-introduced, albeit only running to Wandsworth on Sundays. At the same time a Monday to Friday bifurcation was introduced to Putney Heath, replacing the withdrawn section of route 28, with the rest of the route running to Raynes Park. Exactly 2 years later, the Raynes Park to Wimbledon section was withdrawn, and by 1984 withdrawn completely between Wandsworth and Wimbledon.

On 25 May 1991, the northern section between Kings Cross and Aldwych was withdrawn, replaced by route 30. The Putney to Wandsworth section was renumbered 77C (now 670).

The final change came to route 77A in June 2006 when it was simply renumbered 87, although other numbers were suggested such as 437 until the number 87 became free by the withdrawal of an East London (Barking to Romford) route 87 in March 2006 (which was replaced by an extension of route 5). The night service was also renumbered from N77 to N87 at this time.

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Aldwych Aldwych for Covent Garden Station Strand Charing Cross Station Trafalgar Square Whitehall Parliament Square Westminster Station Millbank for Tate Britain Vauxhall Bridge Vauxhall Station Bus Station Wandsworth Road Wandsworth Station Lavender Hill Clapham Junction Station St John's Hill Marcilly Road Wandsworth Common North Side Huguenot Place East Hill Wandsworth High Street Wandsworth Wandsworth Plain

[edit] Route departing Wandsworth Wandsworth Wandsworth Plain Armoury Way Fairfield Street East Hill Wandsworth Common North Side St John's Hill Clapham Junction Station Lavender Hill Wandsworth Station Wandsworth Road Vauxhall Station Bus Station Vauxhall Bridge Milbank for Tate Britain Parliament Square Westminster Station Whitehall Trafalgar Square Charing Cross Station Strand Aldwych for Covent Garden Station

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• London General
• London Buses route N87

[edit] External links

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

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