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London Buses route 59

{{Short description|London bus route}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox bus line

|number = 59

|image = LHR Arriva London LT727 LTZ1727 59 2023-11-14.jpg

|image_width = 300

|caption = Arriva London New Routemaster on Lancaster Place

|bgcolor = red

|titlecolor = white

|operator = Arriva London

|garage = Brixton

|vehicle = New Routemaster{{cite news |url=http://www.arrivalondon.com/archives/arriva-london-s-route-59-converts-to-new-routemasters |title=Arriva London's route 59 converts to New Routemasters |publisher=Arriva London |date=23 March 2016}}

|start = Clapham Park

|via = Brixton
Kennington
Waterloo
Holborn
City Thameslink station

|end = St Bartholomew's Hospital

}}

London Buses route 59 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Clapham Park and St Bartholomew's Hospital, it is operated by Arriva London.

History

File:London_Bus_route_59_01.jpg Alexander ALX400 bodied DAF DB250 at King's Cross in June 2008]]

Route 59 was introduced in 1999 in order to replace part of route 109 and also provide a service between Streatham and Euston station. It was and still is contracted to Arriva London.[http://www.busesatwork.co.uk/Routes/059-3.htm Route 59 (third)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514034656/http://www.busesatwork.co.uk/Routes/059-3.htm |date=14 May 2008 }} busesatwork.co.uk

On 10 November 2007 the route was extended from Euston to King's Cross. The move, which was intended to provide a direct link between Waterloo and St Pancras stations, coincided with the relocation of the Eurostar terminal.[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/6292.aspx Route 59 extended to St Pancras and King's Cross] Transport for London 30 October 2007

On 20 December 2013, thirty people were injured when the driver of a route 59 bus swerved to avoid a vehicle and hit a tree in Kennington.{{cite news | url=http://news.sky.com/story/1185331/london-bus-crash-leaves-32-passengers-injured | title=London Bus Crash Leaves 32 Passengers Injured | work=Sky News | date=20 December 2013 | access-date=20 December 2013}}{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kennington-bus-crash-32-injured-after-double-decker-hits-tree-9018258.html | title=Kennington bus crash: 32 injured after double decker hits tree in south London | work=The Independent | date=20 December 2013 | access-date=20 December 2013 | author=Saul, Heather}}{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10530206/Seven-people-seriously-injured-and-25-others-hurt-in-Kennington-Road-bus-crash.html | title=Seven people seriously injured and 25 others hurt in Kennington Road bus crash | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=20 December 2013 | access-date=20 December 2013 |author1=Prynne, Miranda |author2=Payton, Matthew }} Seven people were seriously injured.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25465221 | title=London bus crash: Seven people seriously injured | work=BBC News | date=20 December 2013 | access-date=20 December 2013}}

New Routemasters were introduced on 22 March 2016. The rear platform remains closed at all times except from when the bus is at bus stops.

On 29 June 2019, the route was withdrawn between Euston and King's Cross.{{cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-permanent-bus-changes.pdf |title=Permanent Bus Changes 12 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 |website=content.tfl.gov.uk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608222058/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-permanent-bus-changes.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2019 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|last=Munro|first=Vicky|date=2019-04-16|title=The London bus routes TfL has decided to scrap|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/london-bus-routes-tfl-decided-16134311|access-date=2021-07-12|website=MyLondon|language=en}}

On 23 November 2022, it was announced that route 59 would be rerouted to run to St Bartholomew's Hospital instead of Euston following a consultation. This change was implemented on 29 April 2023 with the withdrawal of the 521.{{Cite web|url=https://ehq-production-europe.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/6d06c2e4078dd9f773d953da7d536fd1dc91a2a3/original/1669194388/1d3e2bafe8ff45f098ca19d41c3031ad_central-london-bus-review-2022-decision-summary-and-next-steps.pdf|title=Central London Bus Review 2022: Decision summary and next steps|website=TfL Have Your Say|date=2022-11-23|access-date=2022-11-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/central-london-bus-changes|title=Central London bus changes|website=TfL|access-date=2023-04-03}}

In September 2024, Transport for London launched a consultation proposing to modify the route to terminate at Clapham Park instead of Streatham Hill to replace route 45.{{cite web|url=https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/45-59-118-proposals|title=Bus routes 45, 59 and 118 - proposed changes in south London|work=Transport for London|access-date=8 January 2025}} In December 2024, it was confirmed that the changes would proceed and they were implemented on 1 February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/24784265.tfl-confirms-bus-route-118-morden-brixton-will-axed/|title=TfL confirms bus route 118 from Morden to Brixton will be axed|work=Your Local Guardian|access-date=8 January 2025}}

Current route

Route 59 operates via these primary locations:[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/59 Route 59 Map] Transport for London

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/59 Timetable]

{{London Bus Routes}}

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Category:Bus routes in London

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Camden

Category:Transport in the London Borough of Lambeth

Category:Transport in the City of Westminster