London Buses route 22
22 | |
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Putney Common | |
Via | King's Road Sloane Square Hyde Park Corner Green Park station Berkeley Square |
End | Oxford Circus |
Length | 6 miles (9.7 km) |
Service | |
Level | Daily |
Frequency | About every 7 minutes |
Journey time | 31-58 minutes |
Operates | 06:00 until 01:00 |
London Buses route 22 is a
History
Route 22 commenced operation on 17 May 1909 between
On 28 October 1909, route 22 was changed again to work between Tulse Hill and Leyton via Effra Road, Brixton Road, Kennington Park Road, Elephant & Castle and Whipps Cross. On 3 January 1910, it was cut back again to work Clapton (Lea Bridge station) to Tulse Hill.[1]
From 6 April 1911, route 22 was withdrawn between Bank and Elephant & Castle, being replaced by new
The connection with route 35 became clear once again as from 6 August 1916, when route 22 was diverted daily at
On 1 December 1924, short-workings between Tottenham Court Road and Putney were numbered 22A, short-workings between Tottenham Court Road and Homerton were numbered 22B and short-workings between Piccadilly Circus and Homerton were numbered 22C. The plain 22 route number being used for journeys for the whole length of the route from Putney Common to Homerton. By 30 June 1925, these had been reduced to 22 Putney Common to Homerton and 22A Piccadilly Circus - Homerton. This situation remained until 3 October 1934, when the newly constituted London Passenger Transport Board instituted its own numbering system, which generally re-instated the situation previous to December 1924, in this case, leaving just the plain 22 to work Putney Common to Homerton.[1]
On 9 August 1939, RT1 buses were used to run the route from Homerton to Putney.[2]
By the 1990s, the three short workings had become 3 distinct routes, with route 22 from Putney Common to Piccadilly Circus, route 22A running from
Upon being re-tendered, London General commenced a new seven-year contract from 22 July 2000.[3] On 22 July 2005, crewed operation finished with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs.[3][4]
On 20 October 2012,
In 2021, the service frequency during peak times was reduced from 8 buses per hour to 6.[10]
Current route
Route 22 operates via these primary locations:[11]
- Putney Common
- Putney Bridge for Putney Bridge station
- King's Road
- Sloane Square station
- Knightsbridge station
- Hyde Park Corner station
- Green Park station
- Berkeley Square
- Oxford Circus
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7110-1568-6.
- ISBN 9781854142337.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85414-295-5.
- ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
- ^ "Route 22 - award announced 21 December 2011". Transport for London. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Bus service changes 16 June to 28 July 2017 Transport for London 30 June 2017
- ^ Tender news Go-Ahead London 28 March 2017
- Bus Talkissue 46 June 2017 page 10
- ^ Routes Go-Ahead London
- ^ Mortimer, Josiah (21 December 2021). "The 41 London bus routes that have quietly been cut in 2021". MyLondon. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Route 22 Map Transport for London
External links
- Media related to London Buses route 22 at Wikimedia Commons
- Timetable