London Buses route 74
{{Short description|London bus route}}
{{Infobox bus line
|number = 74
|logo =
|image = BV66VJN Go-Ahead London WHV122 Volvo B5LH with Wright Gemini 3 bodywork (52445287202).jpg
|image_width = 300
|caption = Go-Ahead London Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LH at Marble Arch
|bgcolor = red
|titlecolor = white
|operator = Go-Ahead London
|garage = Putney
|vehicle = Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3
|pvr = 18
|predecessors =
|night = Night Bus N74
|start = Baker Street station
|via = Portman Square
Marble Arch
South Kensington
Gloucester Road
Earl's Court
Putney Bridge
|end = Putney Exchange
|length = {{convert|7|mi}}
|level = Daily
|frequency = About every 8-10 minutes
|day = 05:15 until 01:30
|time = 37-71 minutes
|map = }}
London Buses route 74 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England.{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1KOiPAAACAAJ |page=168 |title=Routemaster Omnibus |author=Geoff Rixon|year=2008 |publisher=Ian Allan |isbn=9780711033146 }}{{cite book | title=The Story of the London Bus | publisher=London Regional Transport | author=Day, John | year=1973 | isbn=9780853290377}} Running between Baker Street station and Putney Exchange, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
Proposed withdrawal
In June 2022, TfL launched a consultation on a range of bus cuts which included the proposed merger of route 74 and 430, but it would be shortened to South Kensington to reduce duplication with services 2 and 13.{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Jacob |date=2022-06-02 |title=Big Changes Ahead For Bus Services in Hammersmith & Fulham |url=https://www.hammersmithtoday.co.uk/#!pages/shared:common:hfbuses009 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Hammersmith Today}} With the merger, the affected portion from West Brompton, via Warwick Road, Creswell Gardens and Onslow Gardens would no longer run.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-29 |title=Proposals to cut south west London bus routes could 'cripple' part of London, union warns |url=https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/20244418.proposals-cut-south-west-london-bus-routes-cripple-part-london/ |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=Wandsworth Times |language=en}} On 23 November 2022, it was announced that these changes would not be going ahead.{{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}}
Current route
File:Prince_Albert_Road_-_geograph.org.uk_-_860473.jpg in Primrose Hill in February 1983]]
Route 74 operates via these primary locations:[https://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/74 Route 74 Map] Transport for London
- Putney Exchange
- Putney Bridge station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Fulham High Street
- Charing Cross Hospital
- West Brompton station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}
- Earl's Court station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Gloucester Road station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- South Kensington station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Knightsbridge station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Hyde Park Corner station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Marble Arch station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
- Baker Street station {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/bus/route/74 Timetable]
{{London Bus Routes}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:074, London Buses Route}}
Category:Transport in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea