| 253 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Arriva London |
| Garage | Clapton |
| Vehicle | New Routemaster |
| Night-time | N253 |
| Route | |
| Start | Hackney Central station |
| Via | Clapton Pond Stamford Hill Finsbury Park Holloway Camden Town |
| End | Euston bus station |
London Buses route 253 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hackney Central station and Euston bus station, it is operated by Arriva London.
Route 253 commenced operating on 1 February 1961 between Aldgate bus station and Tottenham Court Road via Bethnal Green, Hackney Central, Clapton Pond, Stamford Hill, Manor House, Finsbury Park and Camden Town as a replacement for trolleybus route 653 with AEC Routemasters. [1]
By 1994 the route, now operated by Leaside Buses, was one of the busiest in London, with a peak vehicle requirement of 50 buses operating at a frequency of one bus every two minutes. [2]
The route now runs between Hackney Central and Euston (via Clapton Pond, Stamford Hill, Manor House, Finsbury Park and Camden Town). The original route is still served in its entirety by night bus N253, [3] while the section of the original route between Hackney Central and Aldgate bus station is now served by the 254.
In November 2009, route 253 was retained by incumbent operator Arriva London. [4] Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by Arriva London with a new contract commencing on 6 June 2015. [5]
From October 2016, Arriva London began introducing a fleet of 32 New Routemasters to be on the route. The rollout of new vehicles was completed in December 2016. [6]
Route 253 operates via these primary locations: [7]
The 2001 Chris T-T album "The 253" is named after the route. [8]
The 2009 Just Jack song "253", from the album All Night Cinema , is named after the route. [9]
Manor House is a London Underground station. It is on the Piccadilly line between Finsbury Park and Turnpike Lane stations, and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3. It straddles the border between the London Boroughs of Hackney and Haringey, the postal address and three of the entrances being in the former, and one entrance in the latter.
Arriva London is a major bus company operating services in Greater London. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus and operates services under contract to Transport for London. It was formed in 1998 from a fusion of previously separate Arriva subsidiaries Grey-Green, Leaside Buses, Kentish Bus, London & Country and South London Transport. Operations are split between two registered companies, Arriva London North Limited and Arriva London South Limited.
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Media related to London Buses route 253 at Wikimedia Commons
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