Key London bus routes to be cut as passenger numbers fall - Ross Lydall explains

Описание: Concerns have been raised about plans to shorten some of London’s busiest bus routes.

Transport for London is proposing to alter a number of routes, including the 19, 38 and 279, in response to a “significant” fall in passenger numbers.

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TfL says it has too many buses - and not enough passengers - especially in central London, a situation The Standard found to be true when we took a ride on the 19 on Thursday afternoon.

But campaigners warn this will force thousands of passengers a day to catch at least two buses - at busy bus stops, such as at the Angel in Islington or in Tottenham – in order to complete their journeys.

TfL also plans to axe the 349 and to make changes to the 259 and 424 - but it may reintroduce buses on route 10, though not on its previous route along Oxford Street.

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