London Buses route 132

On 24 January 2009, the route was extended westwards via the Greenwich Peninsula to North Greenwich bus station.^[1][2] On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to Go-Ahead London, which included a five-year contract to operate route 132.^[3][4][5] On 7 November 2009, the allocation was transferred to Bexleyheath garage.^[6]

Since October 2009, part of the route from Eltham to Bexleyheath has been covered at night by night bus route N21.^[7]

During the London 2012 Olympics, the route was temporarily converted from single-decker to double-decker operation.^[8] The route was permanently converted to double-decker operation in December 2012.^[9][10]

On 12 September 2015, the route gained a 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights. At the moment, the 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights is suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11]

In January 2020, the daytime frequency of the route was increased from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every eight minutes.^[12][13]

In November 2020, Transport for London announced that the route would be operated by electric double-decker buses.^[14] On 9 July 2022, the route began converting to electric bus operation with BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV vehicles.^[15] To cater for these vehicles, a pantograph charger was installed at Bexleyheath bus garage to allow rapid charging to 'top up' the battery during the day.^[16]

Route 132 operates via these primary locations:^[17]

• Bexleyheath town centre
• Bexley station
• Blendon
• Blackfen
• Avery Hill
• Eltham High Street
• Eltham station
• Kidbrooke
• Greenwich Millennium Village
• North Greenwich bus station for North Greenwich station