Summary
London Buses route 59 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Streatham Hill and St Bartholomew's Hospital, it is operated by Arriva London.
| 59 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Garage | Brixton |
| Vehicle | New Routemaster[1] |
| Route | |
| Start | Streatham Hill |
| Via | Brixton Kennington Waterloo Holborn City Thameslink station |
| End | St Bartholomew's Hospital |
History edit
Route 59 was introduced in 1999 in order to replace part of route 109 and also provide a service between Streatham and Euston station. It was and still is contracted to Arriva London.[2]
On 10 November 2007 the route was extended from Euston to King's Cross. The move, which was intended to provide a direct link between Waterloo and St Pancras stations, coincided with the relocation of the Eurostar terminal.[3]
On 20 December 2013, thirty people were injured when the driver of a route 59 bus swerved to avoid a vehicle and hit a tree in Kennington.[4][5][6] Seven people were seriously injured.[7]
New Routemasters were introduced on 22 March 2016. The rear platform remains closed at all times except from when the bus is at bus stops.[1]
On 29 June 2019, the route was withdrawn between Euston and King's Cross.[8][9]
On 23 November 2022, it was announced that route 59 would be rerouted to run to St Bartholomew's Hospital instead of Euston following a consultation. This change was implemented on 29 April 2023.[10][11]
Current route edit
Route 59 operates via these primary locations:[12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Arriva London's route 59 converts to New Routemasters". Arriva London. 23 March 2016.
- ^ Route 59 (third) Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine busesatwork.co.uk
- ^ Route 59 extended to St Pancras and King's Cross Transport for London 30 October 2007
- ^ "London Bus Crash Leaves 32 Passengers Injured". Sky News. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ Saul, Heather (20 December 2013). "Kennington bus crash: 32 injured after double decker hits tree in south London". The Independent. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ Prynne, Miranda; Payton, Matthew (20 December 2013). "Seven people seriously injured and 25 others hurt in Kennington Road bus crash". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "London bus crash: Seven people seriously injured". BBC News. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). content.tfl.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Munro, Vicky (16 April 2019). "The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap". MyLondon. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Central London Bus Review 2022: Decision summary and next steps" (PDF). TfL Have Your Say. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Central London bus changes". TfL. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Route 59 Map Transport for London
External links edit
Media related to London Buses route 59 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable
