London Buses route 312
Appearance
312 | |
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Overview | |
Operator | Arriva London |
Garage | Croydon |
Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart |
Peak vehicle requirement | 12 |
Predecessors | Route 12A |
Night-time | No night service |
Route | |
Start | Purley |
Via | South Croydon East Croydon Addiscombe |
End | Norwood Junction station |
Length | 9 miles (14 km) |
Service | |
Level | Daily |
Frequency | About every 12-20 minutes |
Journey time | 32-63 minutes |
Operates | 04:30 until 01:32 |
London Buses route 312 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Purley and Norwood Junction station, it is operated by Arriva London.
History
[edit]Route 312 became the first route in London to be operated exclusively by electric buses, when Arriva London commenced a further contract on 5 September 2015 with Optare MetroCity EVs.[1][2][3][4][5]
On 2 March 2024, the route was extended from South Croydon to Purley via Brighton Road, partially replacing route 455 which was withdrawn on the same day.[6]
Current route
[edit]Route 312 operates via these primary locations:[7]
- Purley Old Lodge Lane
- Reedham station
- Purley Tesco
- South Croydon bus garage
- Croydon High Street
- East Croydon station
- Addiscombe tram stop
- Woodside tram stop
- Norwood Junction station
References
[edit]- ^ London's first all electric route to be operated by Arriva Transport for London 2 March 2015
- ^ Number 312 from South Croydon to Norwood Junction to be London's first all electric bus route Croydon Advertiser 3 March 2015
- ^ First all-electric bus route for London Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 6 March 2015
- ^ Optare MetroCity buses for London's fully electric bus route Archived 24 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 2 April 2015
- ^ "TfL names its first all-electric bus route" Buses issue 721 April 2015
- ^ "Croydon and Sutton bus changes". Transport for London. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Route 312 Map Transport for London
External links
[edit]Media related to London Buses route 312 at Wikimedia Commons