London Buses route 358
| 358 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Orpington |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro C2 Irizar ie tram[1] |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 17 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Crystal Palace bus station |
| Via | Anerley Penge Beckenham Eden Park Shortlands Bromley Locksbottom Farnborough Green Street Green |
| End | Orpington station |
| Length | 15 miles (24 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 45-97 minutes |
| Operates | 04:00 until 01:29 |
London Buses route 358 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crystal Palace bus station and Orpington station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London. The route is one of the longest in London, at around 15 miles (24 km) in length.[2]
History
[edit]The route was introduced in 1989 on a commercial basis by Metrobus and initially only had two return journeys per day Monday to Friday. It became a Transport for London route in 2002 and was subsequently improved, with frequency increasing to every 12 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes on evenings and Sundays. In 2014, it was taken over by Go-Ahead London who operate the route from Orpington bus garage.[3]
In October 2022, Irizar signed a contract with Go-Ahead London to supply twenty Irizar ie trams and the associated charging infrastructure for the route. At each end, an ultrafast charger will be installed to allow buses to charge via a reverse pantograph (an overhead pantograph that drops down onto the bus[4]) at the two "opportunity charging stations" at either end of the route.[5][6][7]
On 20 November 2024, the Irizar ie tram buses began operating on the route, beginning the routes conversion to electric bus operation.[2][1]
Current route
[edit]Route 358 operates via these primary locations:[8]
- Crystal Palace bus station
- Crystal Palace station
- Anerley station
- Penge
- Kent House station
- Beckenham Road tram stop
- Clock House station
- Beckenham Beacon
- Elmers End
- Eden Park station
- Park Langley
- Shortlands station
- Bromley South station
- Bromley Common
- Locksbottom
- Farnborough
- Green Street Green
- Orpington High Street
- Orpington station
References
[edit]- ^ a b "London's new tram-like buses come into service". BBC News. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b Lydall, Ross (20 November 2024). "Is it a bus or a tram? New era for electric buses in London". The Standard. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Will passengers on the 358 like their ie trams?". BusAndTrainUser. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Staubach, Timo. "Bus-Down Pantograph Charging: Schunk's Inverted Pantograph SLS 201". Future Transport News.
- ^ "London first fast-charged bus route to be electrified by Irizar e-mobility - Go Ahead". Sustainable Bus. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Marius, Callum (4 January 2023). "South London bus route set to be transformed by new 'trambuses' in 2023". MyLondon. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Opportunity charging rolled out on London route". Bus & Coach Buyer. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Route 358 Map Transport for London
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