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London Buses route 135

{{Short description|London bus route}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox bus line

|number = 135

|logo =

|image = Stagecoach London 13124 - BU16 UXG.jpg

|image_width = 300

|caption = Stagecoach London Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LH in Aldgate

|bgcolor = red

|titlecolor = white

|operator = Stagecoach London

|garage = Lea Interchange

|vehicle = Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3

|pvr = 15

|open = 24 May 2008

|close =

|former_operator = Tower Transit
Docklands Buses
Arriva London

|predecessors =

|night = No night service

|start = Cubitt Town

|via = Canary Wharf
Limehouse
Aldgate

|end = Moorfields Eye Hospital

|length = {{convert|8|mi}}

|level = Daily

|frequency = About every 10-15 minutes

|day = 04:20 until 01:30

|time = 37-80 minutes

|map =

|map_name =

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London Buses route 135 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Cubitt Town and Moorfields Eye Hospital, it is operated by Stagecoach London.

History

File:Arriva London North T23 LJ08 CUW.JPG Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in Bishopsgate in June 2009]]

File:Docklands Buses EHV3 on Route 135, Aldgate (18909972526).jpg Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC at Aldgate East station in June 2015]]

Route 135 commenced operating on 24 May 2008 between Cubitt Town and Moorfields Eye Hospital. It was initially operated at a frequency of every 15 minutes off-peak and every 10 minutes during peak hours, with a maximum requirement of 13 double-deck buses.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/05/21/bus_135_feature.shtml From the Island to the City] BBC News 21 May 2008 The initial contract to operate the route was awarded to Arriva London's Barking garage.[https://web.archive.org/web/20221120065600/https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=462 Bus tender results Route 135] Transport for London 1 November 2007 The route was featured in Time Out magazine in 2009.[http://www.timeout.com/london/features/6945/Bus_Route_135-City_to_Docklands.html Bus Route 135: City to Docklands] Time Out

Upon being re-tendered, the route was awarded to Docklands Buses with the transfer occurring on 23 May 2015 and Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC bodied Volvo B5LHs introduced.Another tendered route loss for Arriva London Buses issue 716 November 2014 page 10[http://issuu.com/goaheadlondon/docs/bus_talk_-_issue_31_-_december_2014 Tender News] Bus Talk issue 31 December 2014

On 17 September 2016, it was rerouted through the Isle of Dogs to partly replace route D3.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160924100321/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-service-changes.pdf Bus Services Changes 19 August to 8 October inclusive] Transport for London

Upon being retendered, operation the route was taken over by Tower Transit's Lea Interchange bus garage on 21 May 2022 using Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LHs formerly used on route 328.Tower Transit gains route from Go-Ahead Buses issue 799 October 2021 page 22 The route was included in the sale of Lea Interchange bus garage to Stagecoach London on 25 June 2022.Stagecoach strikes £20m London deal as DWS takeover agreed Buses issue 808 July 2022 page 6Short Hops Buses issue 809 August 2022 page 24

Current route

Route 135 operates via these primary locations:[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/135 Route 135 Map] Transport for London

Previous route 135

The route number 135 has previously been used twice; for a service between Forty Hill and Brimsdown, until September 1982, and from November 1987 for a service between Marble Arch and Archway via Camden Town. The second service was operated by Metroline after privatisation, and was withdrawn in December 2000, being replaced by extending route 88 to cover part of its route and increasing the frequency of route 134, which already ran over much of the 135 route.{{cite journal |last=Aldridge |first=John |title=Changes out West |journal=Buses |publisher=Ian Allan Publishing |issue=545 |date=August 2000 |page=13}}

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/135 Timetable]

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Category:Bus routes in London

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Islington

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Hackney

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Category:Transport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets