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London bus route
London Buses route 453 is a
Transport for London contracted bus route in
London , England. Running between
Deptford Bridge and
Marylebone stations, it is operated by
Go-Ahead London .
History
Go-Ahead London
Mercedes-Benz O530G Citaro on
Westminster Bridge in June 2009
Go-Ahead London
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 in November 2011
Route 453 commenced operating on 15 March 2003 as part of a reorganisation of routes in preparation for the introduction of the
London congestion charge . Operating between
Deptford Bridge and
Marylebone stations,
[1] it parallels
route 53 as far as
Lambeth North station . It was initially operated by
Stagecoach London 's
Plumstead garage with
Mercedes-Benz O530G articulated buses. Night route N453 was introduced at the same time.
[2]
Route 453 originally started from the first busy single stop on route 53, at Deptford, outside
Addey and Stanhope School , then duplicated the 53 via
New Cross ,
New Cross Gate ,
Old Kent Road ,
Bricklayers Arms ,
Elephant & Castle ,
St George's Circus ,
Westminster , to
Whitehall , then
Regent Street ,
Oxford Street ,
Great Portland Street ,
Regent's Park and to
Marylebone station . The section north of Oxford Circus was a new service designed to create a new south–west link at
Regent's Park station .
[2]
New Routemasters were introduced on 18 October 2014. The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops.
[3] On 29 July 2017, the route transferred to New Cross (NX) garage as Mandela Way (MW) garage closed.[
citation needed ]
Current route Route 453 operates via these primary locations:
[4]
[5]
References External links
Media related to
London Buses route 453 at Wikimedia Commons
