From TFLConsultations
Travel habits are changing in
Central London and the West End. The number of people travelling by bus,
east-west in particular, is falling. We want to ensure that the bus network
meets demand, both now and in the future. We have reviewed bus routes serving
the Liverpool Street area to make sure that they can match future travel demand
in the best way possible.
In carrying out this review,
we’ve looked at local travel patterns and considered the impacts of other wider
developments, such as the opening of the Elizabeth line (Crossrail) in 2018.
We’ve also taken account of stakeholder aspirations including that of the City
of London and Crossrail to permanently close Liverpool Street between Old Broad
Street and Blomfield Street.
We’re proposing changes to the
following bus routes:
Route 23 would no longer run
between Aldwych and Liverpool Street bus station
Route 11/N11 would be rerouted
via Bishopsgate to Worship Street
Route 42 would be rerouted to
Liverpool Street bus station
Route 78 would be rerouted to
Liverpool Street bus station
Route 133/N133 would serve
Liverpool Street bus station via King William Street, Threadneedle Street and
Old Broad Street in both directions
Route 153 would be permanently
extended to Liverpool Street bus station via Blomfield Street and London
Wall
Route 214 would be extended from
Finsbury Square to Blomfield Street
When will these changes happen?
Depending on the feedback from
this consultation, we hope to make the changes to routes 11/N11, 23, 42 and 78
in January 2017.
Routes 133/N133 are already
temporarily on the proposed permanent routeings. We plan to make the change to
route 153 from March 2017.
The change to route 214 is
dependent on the delivery of a new bus stand on Blomfield Street following
completion of Crossrail-related development.
More detailed information on these proposed changes can be seen here.
TFL Consultations have a separate consultation page for routes 100 and
388.
Route 100 runs between Wapping
and Elephant and Castle, with demand highest between Wapping and the City. It
uses single deck buses because of the nature of the roads it uses in Wapping.
Route 388 runs between Stratford
City bus station and Blackfriars station. The busiest point on the route is at
Shoreditch High Street towards Stratford in the evening. The route is used less
between Liverpool Street and Blackfriars stations.
At the same time, we would no
longer run route 100 between the Museum of London and Elephant & Castle,
while making the current diversion of route 100 via London Wall avoiding
Liverpool Street bus station permanent.
The main benefits of this proposal include:
New links created between
Shoreditch/Bethnal Green and Southwark/Elephant & Castle
A reduction in resources by
better matching capacity with usage, which can be used elsewhere on the network
Removal of a bus route from Bank
junction. Buses using this junction frequently get delayed due to congestion.
The City of London would like to reduce traffic levels at this congestion
hotspot which could help to facilitate the improvement of urban realm and the
pedestrian environment
As both routes are less busy
west of Liverpool Street, only running one of these routes between the City and
Blackfriars/Elephant & Castle would still provide enough capacity.
Route 8 will continue to provide
a link from Bethnal Green and Shoreditch to the Bank area.
These changes will require a new
bus stand for route 100 in the London Wall/Museum of London area, and options
are still being considered in partnership with the City of London.
There would no changes to the
frequency of either route as a result of the proposed changes.
Depending on the feedback from
this consultation, we hope to make these changes in January 2017.
The new contract for route 388 starts on 21st January 2017
operated by CT Plus. The hybrid bus type is still unknown according to London Bus Routes Service Changes page.
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