London Buses route 312

312
Arriva London Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart in Purley
Overview
Operator	Arriva London
Garage	Croydon
Vehicle	Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart
Peak vehicle requirement	12
Predecessors	Route 12A
Night-time	No night service
Route
Start	Purley
Via	South Croydon East Croydon Addiscombe
End	Norwood Junction station
Length	9 miles (14 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 12-20 minutes
Journey time	32-63 minutes
Operates	04:30 until 01:32

London Buses route 312 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Purley and Norwood Junction station, it is operated by Arriva London.

History

Arriva London MCW Metrobus in Dulwich in July 2000

Arriva London Alexander Dennis Pointer bodied Alexander Dennis Dart at East Croydon station in September 2013

Route 312 became the first route in London to be operated exclusively by electric buses, when Arriva London commenced a further contract on 5 September 2015 with Optare MetroCity EVs. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

On 2 March 2024, the route was extended from South Croydon to Purley via Brighton Road, partially replacing route 455 which was withdrawn on the same day. ^[6]

Current route

Route 312 operates via these primary locations: ^[7]

• Purley Old Lodge Lane
• Reedham station
• Purley Tesco
• Purley station
• Purley Oaks station
• South Croydon
• Croydon town centre
• East Croydon station
• Addiscombe tram stop
• Woodside tram stop
• Norwood Junction station

References

1. London's first all electric route to be operated by Arriva Transport for London 2 March 2015
2. Number 312 from South Croydon to Norwood Junction to be London's first all electric bus route Croydon Advertiser 3 March 2015
3. First all-electric bus route for London Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 6 March 2015
4. Optare MetroCity buses for London's fully electric bus route Archived 24 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 2 April 2015
5. "TfL names its first all-electric bus route" Buses issue 721 April 2015
6. "Croydon and Sutton bus changes". Transport for London . Retrieved 16 June 2024.
7. Route 312 Map Transport for London

External links

Media related to London Buses route 312 at Wikimedia Commons