The Thames Gateway Transit is the collective name of two planned segregated bus schemes in the east London section of the Thames Gateway

Thames Gateway

The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching east from inner east London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. The area, which includes much brownfield land, has been designated a national priority for urban regeneration, taking advantage of the development opportunities...

 redevelopment zone in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. They are:

• East London Transit
  East London Transit
  East London Transit is a part-segregated bus rapid transit whose first phase opened in 2010, with an additional phase planned to open in 2013. The scheme has been developed by Transport for London due to the existing and anticipated demand for public transport in northeast London caused by the...
  
  
• Greenwich Waterfront Transit

Transport for London announced at the end of March 2009 that the Greenwich Waterfront Transit scheme would not proceed. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/2133.aspx

It was envisaged that the two schemes, while promoted separately by Transport for London

Transport for London

Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...

, would have formed a single network connected by the cancelled Thames Gateway Bridge

Thames Gateway Bridge

The Thames Gateway Bridge was a proposed crossing over the River Thames in east London, England. It was first mooted in the 1970s but never came to fruition...

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External links

• Transport for London - Thames Gateway Transit