London Buses route 312
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 Old Lodge Lane via Brighton Road partially replacing route 455. At the same time, the Peak Vehicle Requirement increased from 7 to 12 and the route converted to a full Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart operation.
Current route[edit]
Route 312 operates via these primary locations:[6]
- 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
- ^ Route 312 Map Transport for London
External links[edit]
Media related to London Buses route 312 at Wikimedia Commons