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London Buses route 157

{{Short description|London bus route}}

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

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

{{Infobox bus line

|number = 157

|logo =

|image = Go-Ahead London WVL432 (LX11FJK) Morden 31.01.2024.jpg

|image_width = 300

|caption = Go-Ahead London Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL at Morden station

|bgcolor = red

|titlecolor = white

|operator = London General (Go-Ahead London)

|garage = Merton

|vehicle = Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV

|pvr = 17

|predecessors =

|night = No night service

|start = Crystal Palace bus station

|via = South Norwood
Croydon
Wallington
Carshalton
St Helier

|end = Morden station

|length = {{convert|12|mi}}

|level = Daily

|frequency = About every 12-20 minutes

|day = 04:20 until 02:01

|time = 46-83 minutes

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London Buses route 157 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crystal Palace bus station and Morden station, it is operated by London General, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead London.

History

File:LT_Bus_RT_4234_route_157_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1532633.jpg in Morden in April 1973]]

Route 157 commenced operating on 13 September 1926 as a daily service between Morden station and Wallington (Melbourne Hotel) via Morden Road, Bishopsford Road, Sutton and Carshalton. It was one of five new London Underground feeder routes (155, 156, 157, 164 and 165) that were introduced to connect to the new Northern line station at Morden, which also opened on 13 September 1926. In 1959, it was extended from Wallington to Crystal Palace via Croydon, replacing trolleybus route 654.[http://www.arrivalondon.com/news/arriva-london-starts-running-the-route-157-service-from-morden-to-crystal-palace Arriva London starts running the route 157 service from Morden to Crystal Palace] Arriva London 22 December 2016

From January 1973 until November 1985 it was operated by Thornton Heath garage, It was operated by Croydon garage from August 1987 until November 1988, when operation of the route moved to London General's Sutton garage.

Upon being re-tendered, route 157 passed to Connex's Beddington Cross garage on 1 December 2001 with Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2s. It was included in the sale of the business to Travel London in February 2004.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2878193/National-Express-buys-200-London-buses.html National Express buys 200 London buses] The Daily Telegraph 27 February 2004

Upon being re-tendered, it was retained by Travel London with a new contract commencing on 2 December 2006.[https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=313 Bus tender results Route 157] Transport for London 9 February 2006 Route 157 was included in the May 2009 sale of Travel London to Abellio London.[http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx1/media/news/corp_news/pr2009/2009-05-21/ National Express Group plc agreement to sell Travel London] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093917/http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/nx1/media/news/corp_news/pr2009/2009-05-21/ |date=2 February 2014 }} National Express Group 21 May 2009[http://www.abellio.com/pers/?key=1000000113&template=uk-pressarchive1&persitem=archief&pid=2 NedRailways acquisition reinforces long term commitment to UK transport market] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118210918/http://www.abellio.com/pers/?key=1000000113&template=uk-pressarchive1&persitem=archief&pid=2 |date=18 January 2016 }} NedRailways 9 June 2009 On 3 December 2016, Arriva London commenced operating the route after winning the tender with 18 existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double deckers."Arriva big winner in latest tender round" Coach & Bus Week issue 1241 17 May 2016 page 10"Arriva does well in route awards" Buses Magazine issue 736 July 2016 page 24 The route and buses were based from Norwood garage, however, drivers were based at Thornton Heath garage. This was due to space constraints at Thornton Heath garage. On Sundays and bank holidays the route and buses were based from Thornton Heath garage. On 2 December 2023, this route passed back to Go-Ahead London from their Merton garage temporarily using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL double deckers, as the brand new BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs were delayed. At the same time, the PVR decreased to 17. Some drivers are also based at Croydon garage.

On 20 May 2024, the delayed Enviro400EVs were introduced to the route to replace the existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}

Current route

File:On_The_Buses_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1352814.jpg Dennis Trident 2 at Crystal Palace in June 2009]]

Route 157 operates via these primary locations:[https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/157/ 157 bus route] Transport for London

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Category:Bus routes in London

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Bromley

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Croydon

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Merton

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Sutton