London Buses route 189

189
Metroline New Routemaster at Marble Arch
Overview
OperatorMetroline
GarageCricklewood
VehicleNew Routemaster
Night-time24-hour service
Route
StartBrent Cross bus station
ViaCricklewood
Kilburn
Abbey Road
Baker Street
Selfridges
EndMarble Arch station
Service
Level24-hour service[1]
FrequencyAbout every 8-12 minutes
Journey time34-61 minutes
Operates24-hour service

London Buses route 189 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Brent Cross bus station and Marble Arch station, it is operated by Metroline.

History

Route 189 commenced operation on 11 October 1997 running between Kilburn Park Station and Brent Cross Shopping Centre. The route was introduced to partially replace the withdrawn route 16A (which ran from Brent Cross to Oxford Circus).[citation needed] On 28 March 1998, the route was extended to Oxford Circus, still starting at Brent Cross.[2]

The route was converted from the original Alexander Dennis Enviro400s to the New Routemaster, the route was one of the last to make the switch.[citation needed]

On 1 April 2017, the route was withdrawn between Orchard Street/Portman Street and Oxford Circus, and diverted to Marble Arch.[3][4] The route was proposed to be withdrawn between Marble Arch and Belsize Road, furthermore, the route would have been extended to Camden Town replacing route 31.[5] The night service would have been renumbered to N189 and would continue to run to Marble Arch. The suggested change was subject to lots of controversy as it would have deprived certain areas of direct bus access to Central London.[6][7] On 23 November 2022, TfL decided to suspend the plans until further notice, keeping the initial Brent Cross-Marble Arch service.[8]

Current route

Route 189 operates via these primary locations:[9]

References

  1. ^ Central London Night Bus Map Archived 13 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London
  2. ^ "189 bus route - Transport for London". 2014-05-03. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2023-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ admin (2013-09-16). "189 London Bus Oxford Circus - Brent Cross". Britain All Over Travel Guide. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  4. ^ "Consultation starts on changes to Baker Street bus services". Transport for London. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  5. ^ Simon, Allin (July 12, 2022). "TfL proposes Barnet bus cuts".
  6. ^ "LOOK IN ON LONDON". www.keybuses.com. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  7. ^ "LOOK IN ON LONDON". www.keybuses.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  8. ^ "Consultation report and decision summary | Central London Bus Review | Have Your Say Transport for London". haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  9. ^ Route 189 Map Transport for London

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