Request ID: FOI-0327-2122 Date published: 07 June 2021
You asked
why has a bus stop name been changed?
this concerns bus stop keston methodist church on croydon road -
bus route 353
this is a change of history and historical significance.
i can't remember any local consultation around this - is it possible to have any minutes when this was decided and who initiated this change?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0327-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13 May 2021, asking for information about a bus stop name change.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked:
Why has a bus stop name been changed? This concerns bus stop keston methodist church on Croydon road - bus route 353. This is a change of history and historical significance. I can't remember any local consultation around this - is it possible to have any minutes when this was decided and who initiated this change?
We only update stop names on occasions where material numbers of people might plausibly travel there even if historically they were known differently to reflect a more recent or relevant community association. On this occasion, this building is no longer a church. There are no meeting minutes taken associated with this change.
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Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
