London Buses route 358
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(Go-Ahead London)
| 358 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | London General (Go-Ahead London) |
| Garage | Orpington |
| Vehicle | Irizar ie tram[1] |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 17 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Crystal Palace bus station |
| Via | Anerley Penge Beckenham Eden Park Shortlands Bromley Locksbottom Farnborough Green Street Green |
| End | Orpington station |
| Length | 15 miles (24 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 45-97 minutes |
| Operates | 04:00 until 01:29 |
London Buses route 358 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crystal Palace bus station and Orpington station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary London General.
The route is one of the longest in London, at around 15 miles (24 km) in length.[2]
The route was introduced in 1989 on a commercial basis by Metrobus and initially only had two return journeys per day Monday to Friday. It became a Transport for London route in 2002 and was subsequently improved, with frequency increasing to every 12 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes on evenings and Sundays. In 2014, it was taken over by London General who operate the route from Orpington bus garage.[citation needed]
In October 2022, Irizar signed a contract with London General to supply twenty ie tram electric buses and the associated charging infrastructure for the route. At each end of the route an ultrafast charger was installed to allow buses to charge via a reverse pantograph (an overhead pantograph that drops down onto the bus).[3][4][5][6] The ie tram buses began operating on the route on 20 November 2024.[2][1]
