Bus changes

Cromwell Road Bus Station, Kingston, Reopens 16 November 2024

Cromwell Road Bus Station in Kingston will reopen on Saturday 16 November following a rebuild which will improve accessibility, safety and the customer experience. 

Bus routes 57, 65, 71, 85, 111, 131, 213, 216, 281, 285, 371, 406, 411, 418, 465, 481, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, N65, N87 and SL7 will return to serving the bus station as per pre-closure.

The new bus station has improved real time travel information screens and a fully accessible customer toilet. Safety improvements include enhanced LED lighting and CCTV in and around the station, a wider passenger island with more space for customers waiting and moving around the bus station and a new PA system.  

There are still the same number of bus stops as before with buses departing from the same lettered stops as before. The attached map provides an overview of stop locations and which routes serving the bus station stop. 

Walthamstow bus station closed until Saturday 21 December 2024

During essential safety work in the bus station please use alternative nearby stops and take care when crossing roads.

Routes 34, 55, 69, 212, 215, 230, 275, SL1, SL2, W12, W15, W19, N26, N38, N73 will not stop in the bus station but will call at alternative stops near to the bus station.

Routes 20 and 257 will terminate at Leyton Green

Route 58 will terminate at Markhouse Corner

Route 212 will terminate at Walthamstow Central and not serve St James Street

Route W11 will terminate at Walthamstow Market

The Tube station exit into the bus station and the lift will also be closed.

• To change between buses and Victoria line - use the exit via London Overground Platform 2. There are about 30 stairs
• To change between buses and Victoria line avoiding stairs - use bus route 230 between Blackhorse Road and Walthamstow

Route 8 not serving Bow Church from Saturday 7 September

To facilitate major roadworks at the Bow Interchange roundabout route 8 will be unable to reach Bow Church with buses instead starting and finishing.at Roman Road Market. For Bow Church passengers should interchange to and from routes 276 and 488 at the Roman Road Market bus stops.

The works at Bow Interchange roundabout are due to finish in February 2025.

Long term diversions

Routes Affected: 21, 43, 47, 54, 75, 81, 101, 108, 110, 122, 129, 133, 136, 141, 147, 181, 199, 208, 222, 225, 238, 284, 300, 304, 325, 350, 376, 380, 436, 452, 474, 484, 698, C1, E2, N21, N136, N137, N199, P4, R68, R70, U1, U3 and U5.

High Street North is closed between Barking Road and Ron Leighton Way in East Ham Town Centre. Routes 101, 147, 238, 300, 304, 325, 376 and 474 are diverting via Barking Road and Ron Leighton Way instead missing out stop J, named Caledon Road, bus instead serving bus stop BS on Ron Leighton Way. High Street North is due to reopen in late November.

Lewis Grove in Lewisham Town Centre is closed northbound between Lewisham High Street and Lee Bridge until Spring 2025 while Lewisham council undertake a project to regenerate the High Street and market areas of Lewisham Town Centre. Buses are diverted as follows:

• Routes 21, 129, 380 and 436 are diverted heading away from Lewisham via Molesworth Street and Rennell Street to Lewisham High Street. No change arriving into Lewisham
• Routes 47, 136 and N136 are diverted northbound only from Lewisham High Street via Molesworth Street to Loampit Vale. No change for buses heading southbound.
• Route 54 is diverted towards Woolwich only from Lewisham High Street via Molesworth Street, Rennell Street and Lewisham High Street to Belmont Hill
• Routes 75, 181, 185, 199, 208, 225, 284, 484, P4 and N199 are diverted northbound towards Lewisham Station from Lewisham High Street via Molesworth Street and Rennell Street to Lewisham High Street. No change for buses heading southbound
• Route 108 is diverted towards Stratford International Street via Molesworth Street, Rennell Street and Lewisham High Street to Belmont Hill. No change arriving into Lewisham
• Route 122 is diverted towards Plumstead Bus Garage only from Lewisham High Street via Molesworth Street, Rennell Street and Lewisham High Street to Lee High Road

The following routes have widened frequencies between 0700-1900 on Monday to Fridays and 1000-1900 on Saturdays and Sundays to help aid reliability while on diversion. The details are as follows:

• Route 21 is amended to a bus every 9-10 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 13 minutes on Sundays
• Route 54 is amended to a bus every 11 minutes on Monday to Fridays, every 13 minutes on Saturdays and every 16 minutes on Sundays
• Route 75 is amended to a bus every 11 minutes on Monday to Fridays, every 13 minutes on Saturdays and every 16 minutes on Sundays
• Route 89 is amended to a bus every 13 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 21 minutes on Sundays
• Route 108 is amended to a bus every 11 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 16 minutes on Sundays
• Route 129 is amended to a bus every 14 minutes on Saturdays and every 21 minutes on Sundays
• Route 178 is amended to a bus every 13 minutes on Monday to Fridays only
• Route 181 is amended to a bus every 12-13 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 15-16 minutes on Sundays
• Route 185 is amended to a bus every 13 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 21 minutes on Sundays
• Route 199 is amended to a bus every 13 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 16 minutes on Sundays
• Route 225 is amended to a bus every 21-22 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays
• Route 284 is amended to a bus every 11 minutes during the AM & PM peak on Monday to Fridays, every 13 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and every 21 minutes on Sundays
• Route 321 is amended to a bus every 12 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 14 minutes on Sundays
• Route 380 is amended to a bus every 13 minutes on Monday to Saturdays and every 16 minutes on Sundays
• Route P4 is amended to a bus every 13 minutes on Saturdays and every 16 minutes on Sundays

King William Street is closed southbound only until November2025 between Bank and Monument stations.
Routes 21, 43 and 141 are diverted towards London Bridge after bus stop K named Finsbury Square / Moorgate via South Place, Eldon Street, Blomfield Street, London Wall, Wormwood Street, Bishopsgate and Gracechurch Street to Monument Station re-joining the normal route at bus stop P, named Monument, located on London Bridge. No change to northbound journeys.

Route 133 is diverted towards Streatham after bus stop SW named St Paul's Station on St Martins-le-Grand via New Change and Cannon Street to Monument Station re-joining the normal route at bus stop P, named Monument, located on London Bridge. No change towards Holborn Station.
Route N21 is diverted after bus stop ME at Mansion House Station direct via Cannon Street to Monument Station re-joining the normal route at bus stop P, named Monument, located on London Bridge. No change towards Trafalgar Square.

Due to road layout changes at Kensal Rise Station by the local borough, route 452 is suspended between Ladbroke Grove, Sainsbury's and Kensal Rise Station until further notice. Passengers should use route 52 between Ladbroke Grove, Sainsbury's and Kensal Rise Station. Route 452 continues to run as normal between Ladbroke Grove, Sainsbury's and Vauxhall Bus Station every 10 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and every 12 minutes during the evening and all day on Sundays.

Due to the collapse of the carriageway on Station Approach at West Drayton Station buses are unable to serve the bus stops directly outside the northern entrance to West Drayton Station. For bus routes 222, 350, 698, U3 and U5 passengers should use bus stops H for southbound buses and stop G for northbound buses (both named Ferrers Road) on Station Road which is a short walk from the Warwick Road entrance to West Drayton station. Route U1 will set down at bus stop C and pick up from bus stop D on Horton Road. These arrangements will continue until the works to rectify the issues with the carriageway have been resolved.

Due to the damage caused by a recent fire, Slough Bus Station is currently closed with bus route 81 unable to serve the Bus Station. Buses are terminating at bus stop H on Wellington Street opposite Tesco and picking up passengers from bus stop PQ outside Lloyds Bank on Slough High Street.