London Buses route 211

London Buses route 211 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hammersmith bus station and Waterloo station, it is operated by London United.

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Abellio London New Routemaster at Waterloo station in October 2017
Overview
OperatorLondon United
GarageStamford Brook
VehicleNew Routemaster
Peak vehicle requirement16
PredecessorsRoute 11
Route 511
Night-timeNight Bus N11
Route
StartHammersmith bus station
ViaFulham
Victoria
Westminster
EndWaterloo station
Length7 miles (11 km)
Service
LevelDaily
FrequencyAbout every 8-15 minutes
Journey time35-71 minutes
Operates05:05 until 00:39

History

Route 211 was introduced on 17 July 1993 replacing Red Arrow route 511 between Waterloo and Victoria stations, before continuing to Hammersmith bus station along the existing route 11, replacing the latter north of Fulham Broadway station.

It was operated by London General until June 1998 when upon retendering passed to Travel London who introduced a fleet of Optare Excels. It was included in the sale of Travel London to Limebourne Buses in August 2000 and again to Connex in July 2001. In November 2002 the service received new Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2s with the service upgraded in preparation for the introduction of the London congestion charge.

Route 211 was included in the sale of the business back to Travel London in February 2004[1] which in turn was sold to Abellio London in May 2009.[2][3]

On 30 June 2012, brand new Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Alexander Dennis Enviro400Hs were introduced. In June 2016 the route began being operated using New Routemasters.[4]

On 29 January 2019 the route transferred to London United.[5] The route is due to be shortened in the future.[6]

Current route

Route 211 operates via these primary locations:[7]

References
  1. National Express buys 200 London buses The Telegraph 27 February 2004
  2. National Express Group plc agreement to sell Travel London Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine National Express Group 21 May 2009
  3. NedRailways acquisition reinforces long term commitment to UK transport market Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine NedRailways 9 June 2009
  4. Beddall, David (2019-06-15). London's New Routemasters. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-8739-1.
  5. Hilson, Aaron (2018-10-16). "TfL tender round reveals both gains and losses for London United and Abellio". CBW. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  6. Mortimer, Josiah (2022-12-15). "Sadiq Khan promises to save popular London bus routes on one condition". MyLondon. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  7. Route 211 Map Transport for London
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