London Buses route 153

153
Go-Ahead London Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV at Holloway Road tube station
Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Holloway
Vehicle	Wright GB Kite Electroliner BEV
Peak vehicle requirement	11
Night-time	No night service
Route
Start	Finsbury Park bus station
Via	Holloway Barnsbury Islington Barbican
End	Liverpool Street bus station
Length	6 miles (9.7 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	Around every 12-20 minutes
Journey time	25-52 minutes
Operates	04:55 until 00:44

London Buses route 153 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Finsbury Park and Liverpool Street bus stations, it is operated by Metroline.

History

In July 2017, it was announced that the route would be entirely operated by electric buses by 2019. ^[1]

From 5 December 2020, the route was extended from Finsbury Square to Liverpool Street station. ^[2]

In February 2018, the route finally became entirely operated by electric buses following the deployment of 11 Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV bodied single-decker buses from BYD. Around this time, the route also transferred from HCT Group to Go-Ahead London. ^{[3] [4]}

Current route

Route 153 operates via these primary locations: ^[5]

• Finsbury Park bus station
• Finsbury Park station
• Holloway Road station
• Barnsbury
• Islington Angel
• Clerkenwell
• Barbican station
• Moorgate station
• Liverpool Street bus station for Liverpool Street station

Operation

The route is operated from Go-Ahead London's Waterloo bus garage, which has had charging points fitted to accommodate the electric buses. ^{[6] [7]} It operates with a frequency of 5 buses per hour during the day and 3 buses per hour during the evening. ^[2]

References

1. Vanner, Kelsey (7 July 2017). "TfL to launch three new all-electric bus routes to cut pollution". Transport Network. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
2. Skoulding, Lucy (9 December 2020). "The big changes coming to London's bus routes in major TfL shake-up". MyLondon. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
3. "Tender news from across London". Bus Talk. No. 16. p. 5.
4. Ayre, James (13 February 2018). "New BYD ADL Electric Bus Fleet Deployed In London -- Route 153 Now Fully Electric". CleanTechnica. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
5. "Route 153 Map". Transport for London . Retrieved 23 June 2024.
6. "BYD ADL Partnership Transforms 4th London Bus Route to Pure Electric". Mass Transit Magazine. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
7. "London launches fourth all-electric bus route with BYD". electrive.com. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

External links

Media related to London Buses route 153 at Wikimedia Commons