London Buses route 281
| 281 | |
|---|---|
| 300px | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | London United |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 25 |
| Night-time | 24-hour service |
| Route | |
| Start | Hounslow bus station |
| Via | Whitton Twickenham Teddington Kingston Surbiton |
| End | Tolworth |
London Buses route 281 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hounslow bus station and Tolworth, it is operated by London United using 25 buses.[1]
History
On 3 June 2006, route 281 became the 100th night bus service in London, when a 24-hour service introduced.[2]
Upon being re-tendered, Transdev London retained the route with a new contract commencing on 4 July 2009.[3] London United again retained the route with a new contract commencing on 5 July 2014.[4]
Spenhill, Tesco's development arm, has said it will provide funding to extend the route slightly into a new interchange at Tolworth station to serve the new housing development on the old Toby Jug site.[5]
Current route
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Route 281 operates via these main locations:[6]
- Hounslow bus station
- Hounslow station
- Whitton Admiral Nelson, Nelson Road
- Twickenham Stadium
- Twickenham station
- Twickenham King Street
- Twickenham Green Prince Albert, Hampton Road
- Fulwell Station (250m west)
- Teddington High Street
- Hampton Wick station
- Kingston Wood Street
- Kingston Cromwell Road bus station for Kingston station (southbound)
- Kingston station (northbound)
- Kingston University Penrhyn Road Campus
- Surbiton station
- Tolworth Ewell Road
Incidents
In July 2005, shortly after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the route was the subject of a hoax bomb threat.[7]
References
- ↑ Tender News BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 26 February 2014
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- ↑ Contract Routes Retained London United
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- ↑ Route 281 Map Transport for London
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External links
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