London Buses route 176

London Buses route 176 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Penge and Tottenham Court Road station, it is operated by London Central.

176
Overview
OperatorLondon Central
GarageCamberwell (Q) [1]
Route
StartPenge
ViaForest Hill
East Dulwich
Denmark Hill
Camberwell
Elephant and Castle
Waterloo
EndTottenham Court Road station

History
Arriva London Northern Counties Palatine bodied Leyland Olympian in Dulwich in July 2000
Arriva London Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL in Forest Hill in May 2008

Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by Arriva London with a new contract commencing on 14 November 2003.[2]

On 3 January 2009 the route was withdrawn between Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus to allow Andrew Borde Street to be closed and used as a work site for the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road station and the construction of the Crossrail station.[3] In January 2010, Transport for London claimed this shortening of route 176 as part of its implementation of the Mayor's request to reduce the bus flow in Oxford Street by 10% in each of 2009 and 2010.[4]

Current route

Route 176 operates via these primary locations:[5]

References
  1. "Routes".
  2. Bus tender results Route 176/N176 Transport for London 8 May 2003
  3. "Bus diversions to facilitate Crossrail and rebuilding of Tottenham Court Road station". Transport for London. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  4. "Streets ahead: Relieving congestion on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street" (PDF). London Assembly Transport Committee. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2010. See Appendix 1.
  5. Route 176 Map Transport for London
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