London Buses route 176
London bus route
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London Buses route 176 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Penge and Tottenham Court Road station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary London Central.
| 176 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Overview | |
| Operator | London Central (Go-Ahead London) |
| Garage | Camberwell[1] |
| Route | |
| Start | Penge |
| Via | Forest Hill East Dulwich Denmark Hill Camberwell Elephant and Castle Waterloo |
| End | Tottenham Court Road station |
History
Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by Arriva London with a new contract commencing on 14 November 2003.[2]
On 3 January 2009 the route was withdrawn between Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus to allow Andrew Borde Street to be closed and used as a work site for the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road station and the construction of the Crossrail station.[3] In January 2010, Transport for London claimed this shortening of route 176 as part of its implementation of the Mayor's request to reduce the bus flow in Oxford Street by 10% in each of 2009 and 2010.[4]
Current route
Route 176 operates via these primary locations:[5]
- Penge High Street
- Penge West station
- Sydenham station
- Forest Hill station
- Dulwich Library
- East Dulwich station
- Denmark Hill station
- King's College Hospital
- Camberwell Green
- Walworth
- Elephant & Castle station
- Waterloo station
- Aldwych
- Charing Cross station
- Trafalgar Square
- Leicester Square station
- Tottenham Court Road station
