London Buses route 157
| 157 | |
|---|---|
Crystal Palace bus station | |
| Via | South Norwood Croydon Wallington Carshalton St Helier |
| End | Morden station |
| Length | 12 miles (19 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 46-83 minutes |
| Operates | 04:20 until 02:01 |
London Buses route 157 is a
Crystal Palace bus station and Morden station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London
.
History
Route 157 commenced operating on 13 September 1926 as a daily service between
164 and 165) that were introduced to connect to the new Northern line station at Morden, which also opened on 13 September 1926. In 1959, it was extended from Wallington to Crystal Palace via Croydon, replacing trolleybus route 654.[1]
From January 1973 until November 1985 it was operated by Thornton Heath garage, It was operated by Croydon garage from August 1987 until November 1988, when operation of the route moved to London General's Sutton garage.[1]
Upon being re-tendered, route 157 passed to
Beddington Cross garage on 1 December 2001 with Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2s. It was included in the sale of the business to Travel London in February 2004.[2]
Upon being re-tendered, it was retained by Travel London with a new contract commencing on 2 December 2006.Croydon garage.
Current route
Route 157 operates via these primary locations:[8]
- Crystal Palace bus station
- Anerley Hill for Crystal Palace station
- Anerley station
- South Norwood High Street for Norwood Junction station
- Selhurst station
- West Croydon station
- Church Street tram stop
- Reeves Corner tram stop
- Wallington station
- Carshalton station
- St Helier
- Morden station
References
- ^ a b c d Arriva London starts running the route 157 service from Morden to Crystal Palace Arriva London 22 December 2016
- ^ National Express buys 200 London buses The Daily Telegraph 27 February 2004
- ^ Bus tender results Route 157 Transport for London 9 February 2006
- ^ National Express Group plc agreement to sell Travel London Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine National Express Group 21 May 2009
- ^ NedRailways acquisition reinforces long term commitment to UK transport market Archived 18 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine NedRailways 9 June 2009
- ^ "Arriva big winner in latest tender round" Coach & Bus Week issue 1241 17 May 2016 page 10
- Buses Magazineissue 736 July 2016 page 24
- ^ 157 bus route Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 157 at Wikimedia Commons
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