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London Buses route 59

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59
Overview
OperatorArriva London
GarageBrixton
VehicleNew Routemaster[1]
Route
StartStreatham Hill
ViaBrixton
Kennington
Waterloo
Holborn
City Thameslink station
EndSt Bartholomew's Hospital

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.

History

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Arriva London Alexander ALX400 bodied DAF DB250 at King's Cross in June 2008

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On 29 June 2019, the route was withdrawn between Euston and King's Cross.[8][9]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 with the withdrawal of the 521.[10][11]

Current route

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Route 59 operates via these primary locations:[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arriva London's route 59 converts to New Routemasters". Arriva London. 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ Route 59 (third) Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine busesatwork.co.uk
  3. ^ Route 59 extended to St Pancras and King's Cross Transport for London 30 October 2007
  4. ^ "London Bus Crash Leaves 32 Passengers Injured". Sky News. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. ^ Saul, Heather (20 December 2013). "Kennington bus crash: 32 injured after double decker hits tree in south London". The Independent. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "London bus crash: Seven people seriously injured". BBC News. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Permanent Bus Changes 12 April 2019 to 30 June 2019" (PDF). content.tfl.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  9. ^ Munro, Vicky (16 April 2019). "The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap". MyLondon. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Central London Bus Review 2022: Decision summary and next steps" (PDF). TfL Have Your Say. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Central London bus changes". TfL. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  12. ^ Route 59 Map Transport for London
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