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London Buses route 189 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Brent Cross bus station and Marble Arch station , it is operated by Metroline . History
Two double-decker buses on routes 8 and 205 at Bishopsgate in 2022 A single-decker bus on route 309 in Aberfeldy Village in 2022. This is a list of Transport for London (TfL) contracted bus routes in London, England, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater London area (except coaches).
It is currently the longest route in London Buses' network. Transport UK London Bus Fully-electric Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV on route 63 at Ludgate Circus in December 2023. Transport for London's key areas of direct responsibility through London Buses are the following: planning new bus routes, and revising existing ones; specifying service ...
Buses have been used on the streets of London since 1829, when George Shillibeer started operating his horse-drawn omnibus service from Paddington to the City.In 1850, Thomas Tilling started horse bus services, [6] and in 1855 the London General Omnibus Company (LGOC) was founded to amalgamate and regulate the horse-drawn omnibus services then operating in London.
London's night bus network has expanded dramatically in recent years with passenger numbers more than doubling since 2000." [7] Despite this improvement, the route received 55 complaints from passengers in 2009, the fourth highest number on any route in London. [10] In 2011, it was announced that hybrid buses were to be introduced to the route ...
London Buses routes 16, 32, 189, 316, 332 and 632, [43] and night route N16 serve the station. [44] Kilburn is close to Brondesbury station on the London Overground Mildmay line, with a walking distance of 0.1 miles (0.16 km). [10] This route is also considered as an official out-of-station interchange by Transport for London. [2]
In January 2024, following a public consultation, Transport for London confirmed that the route would be withdrawn on 9 March 2024. It was replaced by an extension of route 346 that now serves all the same roads and stops formerly served by route 497. [9] On 9 March 2024, the route was withdrawn. [10]
The route was first proposed by Transport for London in June 2023 as the second proposed new route in the Superloop network of orbital express bus routes. At the time of the consultation, the route was proposed to be numbered X34. It was proposed to partially parallel routes 34 and 221. [2] Having been renumbered SL1, it was introduced on 9 ...