Walthamstow bus station

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Walthamstow Bus Station
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General information
Location Walthamstow
Waltham Forest
Operated by Transport for London
Bus routes 20, 34, 55, 58, 69, 212, 215, 230, 257, 275, 675, N26, N38, N73, SL1, SL2, W11, W12, W15 and W19
Bus stands6
Bus operators
ConnectionsAdjacent to Walthamstow Central station
History
Opened19 June 2004
A route 34 bus operated by Arriva London standing Arriva London DLP100, LF52URE - Walthamstow Central Bus Station..JPG
A route 34 bus operated by Arriva London standing

Walthamstow Bus Station serves Walthamstow town centre in Waltham Forest, London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London. The station can be accessed from both Selborne Road and High Street as well as Walthamstow Central tube station. Sixteen bus routes serve the station, with three night bus routes also serving the station. [1]

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History

A bus station has served Walthamstow Central station since at least the 1970s. [2]

In the early 2000s, the bus station was rebuilt, increasing the number of bus stands to accommodate all bus routes that serve the station and improving the interchange between the tube and rail stations at Walthamstow Central. [3] [4] Designed by RPS Group, it reopened in June 2004. [3] [4] In 2007, a subway under Selborne Road opened, linking the bus station with a new Victoria line ticket office. [5]

In 2004, the bus station was the third-busiest in the capital, with 2,500 buses passing through the station each day serving 16.8 million passengers a year. [4]

As part of masterplanning for Walthamstow town centre, consultants proposed in 2011 that the bus station be demolished, and the area converted into a park. [6] The stops would be relocated to streets nearby. [6] This relocation was not proceeded with. [7]

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References

  1. "Walthamstow Bus Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. "B/W print; Walthamstow bus station featuring a RM-type bus, registration number VLT 191 by Dr Heinz Zinram, 15 June 1970". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Walthamstow Central Bus Station" (PDF). Transport for London. June 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2004.
  4. 1 2 3 "London Buses - Press release - TfL opens a new bus station for Walthamstow". Transport for London. 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 12 November 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. Arnold, Jennette (3 December 2007). "Underpass at Walthamstow Central". Mayor's Question Time. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 Binns, Daniel (20 April 2011). "WALTHAMSTOW: Town centre 'masterplan' unveiled". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. "17 and Central (The Mall redevelopment), Walthamstow | London Borough of Waltham Forest". www.walthamforest.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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