London Buses route 176

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(GBR-London) Go-Ahead London LT430 LTZ1430 176 2023-11-15.jpg
Overview
Operator London Central (Go-Ahead London)
Garage Camberwell [1]
Route
Start Penge
Via Forest Hill
East Dulwich
Denmark Hill
Camberwell
Elephant and Castle
Waterloo
End Tottenham Court Road station

London Buses route 176 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Penge and Tottenham Court Road station, it is operated by London Central, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead London.

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History

A Leyland Olympian double-decker operated by Arriva London on route 176 in Dulwich, July 2000 London bus route 176.jpg
A Leyland Olympian double-decker operated by Arriva London on route 176 in Dulwich, July 2000
A Volvo B7TL double-decker operated by Arriva London on route 176 in Forest Hill, May 2008 London Bus route 176.jpg
A Volvo B7TL double-decker operated by Arriva London on route 176 in Forest Hill, May 2008

Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by Arriva London with a new contract commencing on 14 November 2003. [2]

On 3 January 2009 the route was withdrawn between Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus to allow Andrew Borde Street to be closed and used as a work site for the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road station and the construction of the Crossrail station. [3] In January 2010, Transport for London claimed this shortening of route 176 as part of its implementation of the Mayor's request to reduce the bus flow in Oxford Street by 10% in each of 2009 and 2010. [4]

Current route

Route 176 operates via these primary locations: [5]

References

  1. "Routes".
  2. Bus tender results Route 176/N176 Transport for London 8 May 2003
  3. "Bus diversions to facilitate Crossrail and rebuilding of Tottenham Court Road station". Transport for London. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  4. "Streets ahead: Relieving congestion on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street" (PDF). London Assembly Transport Committee. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2010. See Appendix 1.
  5. Route 176 Map Transport for London