| 132 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Bexleyheath |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV |
| Night-time | Night Bus N21 |
| Route | |
| Start | Bexleyheath Shopping Centre |
| Via | Bexley Blendon Blackfen Avery Hill Eltham Kidbrooke |
| End | North Greenwich bus station |
London Buses route 132 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Bexleyheath Shopping Centre and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
On 24 January 2009, the route was extended westwards via the Greenwich Peninsula to North Greenwich bus station. [1] [2] On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to Go-Ahead London, which included a five-year contract to operate route 132. [3] [4] [5] On 7 November 2009, the allocation was transferred to Bexleyheath garage. [6]
Since October 2009, part of the route from Eltham to Bexleyheath has been covered at night by night bus route N21. [7]
During the London 2012 Olympics, the route was temporarily converted from single-decker to double-decker operation. [8] The route was permanently converted to double-decker operation in December 2012. [9] [10]
On 12 September 2015, the route gained a 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights. At the moment, the 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights is suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]
In January 2020, the daytime frequency of the route was increased from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every eight minutes. [12] [13]
In November 2020, Transport for London announced that the route would be operated by electric double-decker buses. [14] On 9 July 2022, the route began converting to electric bus operation with BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV vehicles. [15] To cater for these vehicles, a pantograph charger was installed at Bexleyheath bus garage to allow rapid charging to 'top up' the battery during the day. [16]
Route 132 operates via these primary locations: [17]
Buses have been used as a mode of public transport in London since 1829, when George Shillibeer started operating a horse-drawn omnibus service from Paddington to the City of London. In the decades since their introduction, the red London bus has become a symbol of the city.
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Avery Hill is an area of South East London mainly within Royal Borough of Greenwich, and with some parts in the London Borough of Bexley. It is located east of Eltham and north west of Sidcup. It is believed that the area is named after an aviary formerly located in the area.
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Media related to London Buses route 132 at Wikimedia Commons
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