London Buses route 176
{{Short description|London bus route}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox bus line
|number = 176
|logo =
|image = (GBR-London) Go-Ahead London LT430 LTZ1430 176 2023-11-15.jpg
|image_width = 300
|caption = Go-Ahead London New Routemaster on the Strand
|bgcolor = red
|titlecolor = white
|operator = Go-Ahead London
|garage = Camberwell{{Cite web |url=https://www.goaheadlondon.com/routes |title=Routes}}
|start = Penge
|via = Forest Hill
East Dulwich
Denmark Hill
Camberwell
Elephant and Castle
Waterloo
|end = Tottenham Court Road station
}}
London Buses route 176 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Penge and Tottenham Court Road station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
History
File:London_bus_route_176.jpg double-decker operated by Arriva London on route 176 in Dulwich, July 2000]]
File:London_Bus_route_176.jpg double-decker operated by Arriva London on route 176 in Forest Hill, May 2008]]
Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by Arriva London with a new contract commencing on 14 November 2003.[https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=6 Bus tender results Route 176/N176] Transport for London 8 May 2003
On 3 January 2009 the route was withdrawn between Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus to allow Andrew Borde Street to be closed and used as a work site for the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road station and the construction of the Crossrail station.{{cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/10874.html|title=Bus diversions to facilitate Crossrail and rebuilding of Tottenham Court Road station|date=22 December 2008|publisher=Transport for London|access-date=18 May 2010 }} In January 2010, Transport for London claimed this shortening of route 176 as part of its implementation of the Mayor's request to reduce the bus flow in Oxford Street by 10% in each of 2009 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.london.gov.uk/assembly/transport/2010/mar02/item06a.pdf|title=Streets ahead: Relieving congestion on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street|date=4 February 2010|publisher=London Assembly Transport Committee|access-date=9 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202723/http://legacy.london.gov.uk/assembly/transport/2010/mar02/item06a.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2011}} See Appendix 1.
Current route
Route 176 operates via these primary locations:[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/176 Route 176 Map] Transport for London
- Penge High Street
- Penge West station {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Sydenham station {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Forest Hill station {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Dulwich Library
- East Dulwich station {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Denmark Hill station {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- King's College Hospital
- Camberwell Green
- Walworth
- Elephant & Castle station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Waterloo station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Aldwych
- Charing Cross station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Trafalgar Square
- Leicester Square station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Tottenham Court Road station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|elizabeth}}
References
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External links
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{{London Bus Routes}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:176, London Buses Route}}
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Category:Transport in the London Borough of Camden
Category:Transport in the London Borough of Lambeth