SL1
Arriva London Alexander Dennis Enviro400H City in Friern Barnet in December 2023
Overview
OperatorArriva London
GaragePalmers Green
VehicleAlexander Dennis Enviro400H City
Began service9 December 2023
PredecessorsRoute 34
Route 221
Route
StartNorth Finchley
ViaFriern Barnet
Arnos Grove
Palmers Green
Meridian Water
EndWalthamstow bus station
Service
LevelDaily

London Buses route SL1 is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England. Running between North Finchley and Walthamstow bus station via the North Circular Road,[1] it is operated by Arriva London.

The route has two stopping service equivalent routes; 34 and 221.

History

As part of Transport for London's Superloop consultation in July 2023, it was proposed to number the route X34 with it paralleling parts of routes 34 and 221.[2] Having been renumbered SL1, it commenced on 9 December 2023.[3][4][5] It is operated by Arriva London as a variation to its route 34 contract.[6]

Current route

Route SL1 operates via these primary locations:[7]

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.[8]

Reception

The SL1 route has been criticised for not offering a direct link to North Middlesex Hospital in Edmonton.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Lydall, Ross (5 December 2023). "Superloop bus network is 'game changer'". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 January 2024 – via ProQuest.
  2. ↑ Proposals for a new limited stop express bus route between North Finchley and Walthamstow (X34 bus route), part of the Superloop Transport for London July 2023
  3. ↑ TfL confirms new routes and next steps for the next phase of the Superloop network in outer London Transport for London 7 September 2023
  4. ↑ Superloop buses will form orbital route around London by spring 2024 Evening Standard 20 October 2023
  5. ↑ New route SL1 introduced - 9 December 2023 Transport for London
  6. ↑ Superloop takes shape Buses issue 823 November 2023 page 20
  7. ↑ Route SL1 Map Transport for London
  8. ↑ "Route SL1 Timetable". Transport for London. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "'Superloop' express bus service arrives in Enfield this weekend". Enfield Dispatch. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

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