London Buses route 89 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Slade Green and Lewisham stations, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.[2]
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Bexleyheath |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 15 |
| Night-time | N89[1] |
| Route | |
| Start | Slade Green station |
| Via | Barnehurst Bexleyheath Welling Shooter's Hill Blackheath |
| End | Lewisham station |
History
editIn 2010, the frequency of the night service was increased from every half hour to every 20 minutes.[1]
Upon being re-tendered in 2011, route 89 was retained by Go-Ahead London.[3]
Passenger numbers on route 89 fell from 3.94 million in 2012-13 to 3.62 million in 2016-17. In November 2017 the frequency of the service was cut from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes and the night service N89 was cut from every 20 minutes to every half hour.[4]
Current route
editRoute 89 operates via these primary locations:[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "LEWISHAM & BEXLEY: Extra buses for West end night bus service". News Shopper. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ The tender routes of success BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 9 April 2011
- ^ "Route 89/N89 - award announced 18 March 2011". Transport for London. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ Chamberlain, Darryl (8 November 2017). "Stealth bus cuts start to bite in SE London: Route 89 is latest target". 853. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Route 89 Map Transport for London
External links
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Media related to London Buses route 89 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable
