London Buses route 153
{{Short description|London bus route}}
{{notability|date=January 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox bus line
|number = 153
|image = 2021 Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 EV (52814168759).jpg
|image_width = 300
|caption = Go-Ahead London Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV at Holloway Road tube station
|bgcolor = red
|titlecolor = white
|operator = Metroline
|garage = Holloway
|vehicle = Wright GB Kite Electroliner BEV
|pvr = 9
|predecessors =
|night = No night service
|start = Finsbury Park bus station
|via = Holloway
Barnsbury
Islington
Barbican
|end = Liverpool Street bus station
|length = {{convert|6|mi}}
|level = Daily
|frequency = Around every 12-20 minutes
|day = 04:55 until 00:44
|time = 25-52 minutes
|map =
|map_name = }}
London Buses route 153 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Finsbury Park and Liverpool Street bus stations, it is operated by Metroline.
History
In July 2017, it was announced that the route would be entirely operated by electric buses by 2019.{{Cite web|last=Vanner|first=Kelsey|date=2017-07-07|title=TfL to launch three new all-electric bus routes to cut pollution|url=https://www.transport-network.co.uk/TfL-to-launch-three-new-all-electric-bus-routes-to-cut-pollution/14244|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Transport Network}}
From 5 December 2020, the route was extended from Finsbury Square to Liverpool Street station.{{Cite web|last=Skoulding|first=Lucy|date=2020-12-09|title=The big changes coming to London's bus routes in major TfL shake-up|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/big-changes-coming-londons-bus-19426880|access-date=2022-01-27|website=MyLondon|language=en}}
In February 2018, the route finally became entirely operated by electric buses following the deployment of 11 Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV bodied single-decker buses from BYD. Around this time, the route also transferred from HCT Group to Go-Ahead London.{{Cite magazine|title=Tender news from across London|url=https://issuu.com/goaheadlondon/docs/bus_talk_-_issue_16_-_june_2012/5|magazine=Bus Talk|issue=16|page=5}}{{Cite web|last=Ayre|first=James|date=2018-02-13|title=New BYD ADL Electric Bus Fleet Deployed In London -- Route 153 Now Fully Electric|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2018/02/13/new-byd-adl-electric-bus-fleet-deployed-london-route-153-now-electric/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=CleanTechnica|language=en-US}}
On 1 February 2025, the contract for the route passed from Go-Ahead London to Metroline from Holloway bus garage using new Wright GB Kite Electroliner BEVs.{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=2210|title=Bus tender result: Route 153 - May 2024|work=Transport for London|access-date=16 April 2025}}
Current route
Route 153 operates via these primary locations:{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/153/|title=Route 153 Map|work=Transport for London|access-date=23 June 2024}}
- Finsbury Park bus station {{rail-interchange|london|bus}}
- Finsbury Park station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Holloway Road station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Barnsbury
- Islington Angel
- Clerkenwell
- Barbican station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Moorgate station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Liverpool Street bus station {{rail-interchange|london|bus}} for Liverpool Street station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
Operation
The route is operated from Go-Ahead London's Waterloo bus garage, which has had charging points fitted to accommodate the electric buses.{{Cite web|date=2018-02-06|title=BYD ADL Partnership Transforms 4th London Bus Route to Pure Electric|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/home/press-release/12395867/byd-motors-llc-byd-adlpartnership-transforms-4th-londonbusroute-to-pure-electric|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Mass Transit Magazine}}{{Cite web|date=2018-02-07|title=London launches fourth all-electric bus route with BYD|url=https://www.electrive.com/2018/02/07/london-launches-fourth-electric-bus-route-byd/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=electrive.com|language=en-US}} It operates with a frequency of 5 buses per hour during the day and 3 buses per hour during the evening.
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