- Source: London Buses route 358
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.
History
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.
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 was installed to allow buses to charge via a reverse pantograph (an overhead pantograph that drops down onto the bus) at the two "opportunity charging stations" at either end of the route.
On 20 November 2024, the ie tram buses began operating on the route, beginning the route's conversion to electric bus operation.
Current route
Route 358 operates via these primary locations:
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
External links
Media related to London Buses route 358 at Wikimedia Commons