East London Transit

The East London Transit (ELT) was developed by Transport for London as an integrated public transport system in conjunction with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the London Borough of Redbridge and other stakeholders.{{Cite web|date=2008-01-12|title=East London Transit {{!}} Transport for London|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/networkandservices/2123.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112210924/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/networkandservices/2123.aspx|archive-date=12 January 2008|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Transport for London}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.burnsnice.com/portfolio/east-london-transit-phase-1a|title=Goodbye and thank you}}

There are three routes in the East London Transit system. EL1 replaced the previous route 369 bus service and operated 24 hours a day, initially between Thames View Estate and Ilford, and has since been extended from Thames View Estate to Barking Riverside. EL2 operated over the whole length of the phase 1 route between Dagenham Dock and Ilford until March 2016, when it was amended to run to Becontree Heath after leaving Barking. EL3 replaced the previous route 387 operated between Little Heath and Barking Riverside, the route change through Barking Town Centre.{{clarify|date=July 2017}} As a result of these changes, route 179 was withdrawn between Ilford and Barking and was diverted to terminate at Ilford (Hainault Street) bus terminus.[https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/el1-387 Bus service proposal: routes EL1 and 387] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321110650/https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/el1-387 |date=21 March 2014 }} Transport for London[http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bsc-all-network.pdf Barking and Dagenham] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820141957/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bsc-all-network.pdf |date=20 August 2016 }} Transport for London

Each route operates five buses an hour on Monday to Saturday daytimes and three buses an hour during the evenings and on Sunday; this gives a combined frequency of ten buses an hour over the core route from Barking to Thames View Estate during the day.{{cite web | url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/livetravelnews/realtime/buses/bus-service-changes.pdf | title=Service changes – 18 January to 1 March 2010 | publisher=Transport for London | access-date=10 February 2010 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805132524/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/livetravelnews/realtime/buses/bus-service-changes.pdf | archive-date=5 August 2010 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/emails/bus-service/el1-el2-leaflet.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001161511/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/emails/bus-service/el1-el2-leaflet.pdf |archive-date=1 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

;Phase 1

• Ilford — Barking — Thames View Estate — Dagenham Dock station

Phase 1 commenced on 20 February 2010.{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2010/february/all-aboard-east-london-transit-as-new-bus-service-launches |title=All aboard East London Transit as new bus service launches |website=Transport for London |date=22 February 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416203638/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/14486.html |archive-date=16 April 2012}}

;Phase 2

• Barking — Thames View Estate — Dagenham Dock

Construction of phase 2 began in 2011 and was completed in 2013. It received funding from the Homes and Communities Agency.{{cite web | url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/2123.aspx | publisher=Transport for London | title=East London Transit | access-date=4 February 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924003349/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/2123.aspx | archive-date=24 September 2008 | df=dmy-all }}

In 2013 it was proposed to extend route EL1 from Thames View Estate to Barking Reach and a consultation was held.{{cite web |url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/el1-387/results/el1--387-full-consultation-report--2-.pdf |title=Have Your Say Transport for London |access-date=2014-03-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321111008/https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/el1-387/results/el1--387-full-consultation-report--2-.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }} The extended service started on 7 September 2013.{{cite web |url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/el1-387 |title=Bus service proposal: Routes EL1 and 387 - Transport for London - Citizen Space |access-date=2014-03-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321110650/https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/el1-387 |archive-date=21 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

File:Go-Ahead London bus on route EL1 at Barking Riverside.jpg

In 2020, the route EL1 was extended from the Barking Reach terminus to further serve the new housing developments that had been built in the area. The route was extended to terminate at the newly built Northgate Road on the far east side of the development and was routed to pass the new Barking Riverside station and Barking Riverside pier that opened in 2022. Route EL3 also has two schoolday journeys that are extended beyond Mallards Road to Northgate Road, however the route still terminates at Mallards Road at all other times.

File:East London Transit route.svg

Route EL1 operates via these primary locations:{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/el1 |title=Route EL1 Map |publisher=Transport for London}}

• Ilford Hill
• Barking station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
• Vicarage Field Shopping Centre
• Creekmouth Waverley Gardens
• Thames View Christ Church
• Barking Riverside Riverside Centre

Route EL2 operates via these primary locations:{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/el2 |title=Route EL2 Map |publisher=Transport for London}}

• Becontree Heath Leisure Centre
• Dagenham Heathway
• Becontree Avenue
• Barking station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
• Vicarage Field Shopping Centre
• Creekmouth Waverley Gardens
• Thames View Christ Church
• Dagenham Dock Terminus for Dagenham Dock station {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}

Route EL3 operates via these primary locations:{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/el3 |title=Route EL3 Map |publisher=Transport for London}}

• Little Heath Chadwell Heath Lane
• King George Hospital
• Goodmayes station {{rail-interchange|london|crossrail}}
• Barking station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
• Vicarage Field Shopping Centre
• Creekmouth Waverley Gardens
• Thames View Christ Church
• Barking Riverside Riverside Centre

File:East London Transit route EL3 at Barking Riverside.jpg

All services are operated by Go-Ahead London using New Routemasters from River Road garage. In February 2017, Blue Triangle commenced a new contract on routes EL1 and EL2 along with new route EL3 (which replaced the similarly routed 387). These routes gradually introduced New Routemasters."Blue Triangle and Arriva London North win new London tenders" Coach & Bus Week issue 1251 2 August 2016 page 7

Early proposals for extensions have included Gants Hill for the Central line, Rainham, Barkingside, Romford, Elm Park and Collier Row and Harold Wood. Havering London Borough Council has voiced support for the extension to Rainham through London Riverside.

In a bus network development paper from 2016, a new route EL4 was proposed between Barking Riverside and Becontree Heath bus station via Becontree Underground station. In a council meeting in July 2023, Barking & Dagenham council had talked with TfL about extending the proposed route to Romford.{{cite web |title=Agenda and minutes Assembly Wednesday, 26 July 2023 7:00 pm |url=https://modgov.lbbd.gov.uk/internet/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=179&MId=12975 |website=Barking & Dagenham | date=26 July 2023 |publisher=London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |access-date=23 May 2024}}

Additional proposals include services to Gallions Reach for the Docklands Light Railway, East Ham, Silvertown and Stratford.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=November 2016|title=Bus services in Barking Riverside.pdf|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-services-in-barking-riverside.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071709/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-services-in-barking-riverside.pdf|archive-date=10 December 2017|access-date=2017-05-07|website=Transport for London|df=dmy-all}}

The East London Transit formed part of a plan for a much larger Thames Gateway Transit service, which would use the Thames Gateway Bridge to connect to the Greenwich Waterfront Transit on the south side of the River Thames. However, construction of the bridge and the Greenwich busway was cancelled in 2008.

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