London Buses route SL7
London Buses route SL7 is a Transport for London bus route in London, England. It runs between Heathrow Airport and West Croydon bus stations and is operated by London General. It is the longest bus route in London, at 23.75 miles long. However, it only stops at certain stops because it is an express route.[1]
| SL7 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | London General |
| Garage | Croydon |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 20 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Heathrow Central bus station |
| Via | Hatton Teddington Kingston New Malden Worcester Park Cheam Sutton Carshalton Wallington East Croydon |
| End | West Croydon bus station |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 15 minutes |
| Journey time | 80–130 minutes |
| Operates | 04:10 until 01:56 |
It was renamed from X26 to SL7 on 19 August 2023, as part of the Superloop plan.[2]
Current route
Route SL7 operates via these locations:[3]
- Heathrow Central bus station
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- Teddington Broad Street
- Kingston Wood Street
- Kingston Cromwell Road bus station
- New Malden Fountain Roundabout
- Worcester Park
- North Cheam Queen Victoria
- Cheam Broadway
- Sutton Town Centre
- Carshalton High Street
- Wallington Wallington Green
- East Croydon station
- West Croydon bus station
London Buses Route SL7 Media
Metrobus Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro at Kingston in December 2008
References
- ↑ Marius, Callum (2021-07-22). "The London bus route so long it takes over two hours to reach its destination". MyLondon. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ↑ Team, routeone (2023-08-18). "Third London Superloop route to start as X26 becomes SL7". routeone. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ↑ Route SL7 Map Archived 29 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London
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