London Buses route 63 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between King's Cross station and Honor Oak, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.
| 63 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Transport UK London Bus |
| Garage | Walworth |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV |
| Night-time | N63 |
| Route | |
| Start | King's Cross station |
| Via | Ludgate Circus Blackfriars Elephant and Castle Peckham |
| End | Honor Oak |
History edit
On 15 September 1954, route 63 was extended from Honor Oak to Crystal Palace as a replacement for the British Railways branch line to Crystal Palace (High Level), which was closed at the same time.[1]
In 2003, route 63 was withdrawn between Honor Oak and Crystal Palace, replaced by route 363.[2]
On 13th November 2021, route 63 passed to Abellio London using 29 new Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery electric double-deckers. These buses were specified with high-specification interiors, including skylights and large rear windows, wood-effect flooring, larger wheelchair and buggy spaces, leather seating with phone chargers built into the headrests, and onboard route displays as a pilot of TfL's 'Future Bus' project.[3][4][5]
Current route edit
Route 63 operates via these primary locations:[6]
- King's Cross station
- Mount Pleasant
- Clerkenwell Road
- Farringdon station
- City Thameslink station
- Ludgate Circus
- Blackfriars station
- Blackfriars Bridge
- Southwark station
- St George's Circus
- Elephant & Castle station
- New Kent Road
- Bricklayers Arms
- Peckham High Street
- Peckham Rye station
- Honor Oak Forest Hill Tavern
References edit
- ^ "Crystal Palace High Level branch to close". The Railway Gazette. 101: 124. 1954.
- ^ "All change on Route 63". london-se1.co.uk. 18 May 2003.
- ^ Lydall, Ross (11 February 2022). "New London buses with skylights and phone chargers officially launched". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Gradual electric bus roll-out continues". Buses Magazine. No. 803. February 2022. p. 24.
- ^ "No Future Bus follow-up without funding settlement, says TfL". routeone. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Route 63 Map Transport for London
External links edit
Media related to London Buses route 63 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable
