- Source: London Buses route SL3
London Buses route SL3 is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England. Running between Thamesmead and Bromley North station, it is operated by Selkent under the Stagecoach London brand. The route partially parallels routes 269 and 301.
History
On 21 July 2023, a consultation for route SL3 was opened by Transport for London, and closed on 4 September the same year. The route parallels part of route 301 between Thamesmead and Bexleyheath, and part of route 269 between Bexleyheath Shopping Centre and Bromley North station. Route SL3 was awarded to Selkent on 20 October. TfL claimed that 67% of the feedback it received reflected that route SL3 would make their journeys more convenient, and 70% said the new route would reduce their travel time.
Route SL3 was introduced on 24 February 2024, using New Routemasters previously operated by London United on route 9. It is operated by Selkent.
After a competitive tendering process, the contract was reawarded to Selkent from January 2025 with the New Routemasters to be replaced by new battery electric buses.
Current route
Route SL3 operates via these primary locations:
Thamesmead
Abbey Wood station
Bexleyheath station
Bexleyheath Shopping Centre
Sidcup station
Queen Mary's Hospital
Chislehurst War Memorial
Chislehurst station
Bickley station
Bromley North station
Operation
The route operates at a frequency of a bus every 12 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and a bus every 15 minutes on Sundays.
References
External links
Media related to London Buses route SL3 at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- London Buses route SL3
- List of bus routes in London
- London Superloop
- London Buses route 109
- New Routemaster
- Chislehurst
- London Buses route 152
- Abbey Wood
- Selkent
- Bromley North railway station
