London Buses route 55

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55
New Routemaster on route 55 at Clapton Pond in February 2015
Overview
Operator	Stagecoach London
Vehicle	New Routemaster
Peak vehicle requirement	35
Night-time	Night Bus N55
Route
Start	Walthamstow bus station
Via	Leyton Green Hackney Central Shoreditch Clerkenwell Holborn
End	Oxford Circus

London Buses route 55 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Walthamstow bus station and Oxford Circus, it is operated by Stagecoach London.

History[]

Stagecoach London Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 in February 2013

The route number 55 came from tram 55, replaced by trolleybus 555, which had run between Old Street and Hackney.^[1]

In 1990, the section of the route that linked Leyton and Oxford Circus was withdrawn. It was reinstated in 1997 after a campaign by Waltham Forest residents.^[2]

Stagecoach London successfully retained route 55 with a new contract starting on 27 February 2010 and a further contract starting on 28 February 2015.^[3][4]

New Routemasters were introduced on 28 February 2015. The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops.^[5] On 12 October 2019, route 55 was extended to Walthamstow bus station after the withdrawal of route 48.^[6]

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to London Buses route 55 at Wikimedia Commons