London Buses route 271
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London Buses route 271 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, United Kingdom
. The service is currently contracted to Metroline
.
On 6 June 1987 the route was extended on Sundays from Highgate Village to Hendon Central to cover the withdrawn part of route 143
, although this extension only lasted until 2 February 1991.
For a short period between 1990 and 1991 the route was based at Chalk Farm Garage, before returning to Holloway.
On 16 May 1992 the route received a weekend extension to Liverpool Street Station, and is a rare route to have kept this weekend-only extension until the present day.
Upon tendering in September 1993, the route transferred to London Suburban Bus, operated from a garage in Edmonton, using red, brown and cream livered Volvos. During April 1996, MTL bought out London Suburban Bus and transferred the service back to Holloway, re-painting the existing buses into MTL's red livery. The route received low floor buses in 1999, and the contract with Metroline (who had since bought MTL) was renewed on 30 September 2005.
On 18 June 2011, route 271 was discontinued between Moorgate Finsbury Square and Liverpool Street Station due to Crossrail Development Work.
Transport for London
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contracted bus route in London
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, United Kingdom
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. The service is currently contracted to Metroline
Metroline
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.
History
The route began on 20 July 1960 running between Moorgate and Highgate Village, as part of the Trolleybus Replacement Program, replacing trolleybus route 611. The route was initially based at Holloway garage, and changed little since its introduction.On 6 June 1987 the route was extended on Sundays from Highgate Village to Hendon Central to cover the withdrawn part of route 143
London Buses route 143
London Buses route 143 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.-History:...
, although this extension only lasted until 2 February 1991.
For a short period between 1990 and 1991 the route was based at Chalk Farm Garage, before returning to Holloway.
On 16 May 1992 the route received a weekend extension to Liverpool Street Station, and is a rare route to have kept this weekend-only extension until the present day.
Upon tendering in September 1993, the route transferred to London Suburban Bus, operated from a garage in Edmonton, using red, brown and cream livered Volvos. During April 1996, MTL bought out London Suburban Bus and transferred the service back to Holloway, re-painting the existing buses into MTL's red livery. The route received low floor buses in 1999, and the contract with Metroline (who had since bought MTL) was renewed on 30 September 2005.
On 18 June 2011, route 271 was discontinued between Moorgate Finsbury Square and Liverpool Street Station due to Crossrail Development Work.
Current route
- Highgate Village South Grove
- Highgate High Street
- Highgate Hill
- Archway StationArchway tube stationArchway tube station is a London Underground station in north London, underneath the Archway Tower, at the intersection of Holloway Road, Highgate Hill and Junction Road in the area known as Archway....
- Tollhouse Road
- Archway Road
- Sandridge Street
- Holloway Road
- Upper Holloway StationUpper Holloway railway stationUpper Holloway railway station is in Holloway, North London, near Archway . It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line, between and . It is operated by London Overground, and the service is usually one train every 20 to 30 minutes in each direction...
- Holloway Road StationHolloway Road tube stationHolloway Road is a station on the London Underground. It is on the Piccadilly Line between Caledonian Road and Arsenal stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. The station opened on 15 December 1906....
- Holloway Road Station
- Highbury & Islington StationHighbury & Islington stationHighbury & Islington station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the London Borough of Islington in north London. It is served by the Victoria line, London Overground's East and North London Lines and First Capital Connect's Northern City Line....
- Canonbury Road
- Essex Road Station
- New North Road
- Hoxton
- City Road
- Old Street StationOld Street stationOld Street station is a central London National Rail and London Underground station located at the junction of Old Street and City Road just north of the City of London. It lies close to the border between the boroughs of Islington and Hackney...
- MoorgateMoorgateMoorgate was a postern in the London Wall originally built by the Romans. It was turned into a gate in the 15th century. Though the gate was demolished in 1762, the name survives as a major street in the City of London...
Finsbury SquareFinsbury SquareFinsbury Square is a square in central London. It was developed in 1777 on the site of a previous area of green space to the east of London known as Finsbury Fields, in the parish of St Luke's and near Moorfields. It is sited on the east side of City Road, opposite the east side of Bunhill Fields....