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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Peckham |
| Vehicle | Volvo B9TL 10.4m/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 24 |
| Nighttime | Night Bus N63 |
| Route | |
| Start | Honor Oak |
| Via | Peckham Elephant & Castle Blackfriars Ludgate Circus |
| End | King's Cross |
| Length | 7 miles (12 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 7-8 minutes |
| Journey time | 40-62 minutes |
| Operates | 5:00am until 1:00am |
| Transport for London • Performance |
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London Buses route 63 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.
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The route 63 first commenced operation on 17 September 1919 between Gospel Oak(Mansfield) and Honor Oak (Forest Hill Tavern) via Blackfriars Bridge and Elephant & Castle. By the end of World War II it had been cut back to operate between Kings Cross and Honor Oak.[1]
From 15 September 1954, the 63 was extended from Honor Oak to Crystal Palace as a replacement for the British Railways branch line to Crystal Palace (High Level), which was closed at the same time.[2] In 1961 the route was extended to replace withdrawn trolleybuses to Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill Fields.[1]
In 2003, the route was split into two. The section of route between Honor Oak and Crystal Palace was replaced by a related route 363, which also extended beyond Honor Oak to Elephant & Castle. The frequency of the route was increased and new buses introduced. London Central retained operation of the route.[3]
An extension of the route to Honor Oak Park station was proposed by local politicians in 2010.[4]
The route was used by footballer Rio Ferdinand during his early life in Peckham.[5]