London Buses route 254
254 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Garage | Ash Grove (AE) |
| Vehicle | Volvo B7TL 10.1m / Wright Eclipse Gemini |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 25 |
| Night-time | Night bus N253 |
| Route | |
| Start | Holloway |
| Via |
Stamford Hill Clapton Manor House Hackney Central Whitechapel |
| End | Aldgate bus station |
| Length | 9 miles (14 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 5-8 minutes |
| Journey time | 32-62 minutes |
| Operates | 05:00 until 00:30 |
London Buses route 254 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Holloway and Aldgate bus station, it is operated by Arriva London.
History
Route 254 commenced operating on 31 May 2003 to replace the section of route 253 between Holloway and Aldgate bus station. Route 253 had commenced on 1 February 1961 as a trolleybus replacement route.[1] Route 254 shadows route 253 between Holloway and Hackney.
Route 254 was originally operated out of Arriva London's Stamford Hill garage with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs. On 20 August 2011, it was transferred to Ash Grove.
Current route
Route 254 operates via these primary locations:[2]
- Holloway Caledonian Road
- Finsbury Park station
- Manor House station
- Stamford Hill station
- Clapton station
- Clapton Pond
- Lower Clapton
- Hackney Central station
- South Hackney
- Cambridge Heath station
- York Hall
- Bethnal Green station
- Globe Town Cephas Street
- Whitechapel station for Royal London Hospital
- Aldgate East station
- Aldgate bus station
for Aldgate station
References
- ↑ Route 253, busesatwork.co.uk.
- ↑ Route 254 Map Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 254 at Wikimedia Commons- London Bus Routes gallery
- Timetable
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