83 | |
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Overview | |
Operator | Metroline |
Garage | Perivale [Note 1] |
Route | |
Start | Golders Green station |
Via | Hendon Wembley |
End | Alperton Sainsbury's |
London Buses route 83 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Golders Green station and Alperton Sainsbury's , it is operated by Metroline.
Twenty new Northern Counties Palatine bodied Volvo Olympians bought by First London for the route in 1999, were among the last non-low-floor buses bought for use in London. [1]
In 2015/16 route 83 was the sixth-busiest TfL bus route with 12.6 million passengers. [2]
From 10 September 2016, the daytime service was withdrawn between Alperton station and Ealing Hospital and was replaced by route 483. The night service was renumbered N83 and continues to run between Golders Green station and Ealing Hospital. [3] [4] [5]
On 26 August 2023, the route was extended from Alperton station to Alperton Sainsbury's replacing route 79. [6]
Route 83 operates via these primary locations: [7]
Perivale is a mainly residential suburban town of Greater London, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Charing Cross. It is the smallest of the seven towns which make up the London Borough of Ealing.
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Alperton is a London Underground station in Alperton, north-west London. It is on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly line between Sudbury Town and Park Royal stations, in Travelcard Zone 4. It is located on Ealing Road (A4089), a short distance from the junction with Bridgewater Road (A4005), and is close to the Paddington branch of the Grand Union Canal.
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