London Buses route T31

infobox London Bus
number=T31


operator=Arriva London
garage=Croydon Garage
vehicle=Alexander Dennis Enviro200 Dart
pvr=9
start=Forestdale
end=New Addington
via=Addington Village Interchange
Fieldway
King Henry's Drive
level=Daily (4:30 until midnight)
length=2 miles
frequency=About every 7 minutes
time=20-27 minutes
night= No night service
ibus=yes

London Buses route T31 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

The service is a Tramlink feeder route, connecting at Addington Village "Interchange" tram stop and bus station. TfL liked the idea of having feeder routes for the tram, as at the time it was in the direction the Mayor of London was thinking in, more London buses. Along with more buses there was an aim for better frequency (especially in South East London where the average frequency is just around 12 minutes). So this new trend of feeder buses started with this route T31 followed by routes T32 and T33.

History

As already said the route is a tramlink feeder, and started operations in late 2000 after the tramlink started itself. The bus has never changed its route in its short lifetime.

The T31 being only 2 miles long was a cheap investment for First London (because of the amount of buses needed being less than 10), who were also awarded the T32. The frequency for this bus route (every 7 minutes) was a surprise as it was one of the best in South East London.

First London has recently lost the contract of the feeder route to Arriva London, who began operations in May 2007.

Current route

Route departing Forestdale

*Forestdale "Court Wood Lane"
*Forestdale "The Green"
*Featherbed Lane
*Selsdon Park Road]
*Addington Village "Interchange" Tram stop and Bus station
*Lodge Lane
*Fieldway "Applegarth"
*Fieldway "North Walk"
*Merrow Way
*Headley Drive
*Goldcrest Way
*King Henry's Drive
*King Henry's Drive Tram Stop
*Parkway
*New Addington tram stop
*Overbury Cresent
*Homestead Way "Cleves Cresent"
*Homestead Way "Milne Park East"
*King Henry's Drive "Addington High School"
*King Henry's Drive "Vulcan Way"

Route departing New Addington

*King Henry's Drive "Vulcan Way"
*King Henry's Drive "Addington High School"
*Homestead Way "Milne Park East"
*Homestead Way "Cleves Cresent"
*Overbury Crescent
*New Addington tram stop
*King Henry's Drive "Betchworth Way"
*Goldcrest Way
*Headley Drive
*Merrow Way
*Fieldway "North Walk"
*Fieldway "Lodge Lane"
*Addington Village "Interchange" Tram Stop and Bus station
*Selsdon Park Road
*Featherbed Lane
*Forestdale "The Green"
*Forestdale "Court Wood Lane"

ee also

*List of bus routes in London
*Buses in London
*Arriva London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses London Buses]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/trams Croydon Tramlink]
* [http://www.firstgroup.com First]
* [http://www.arriva.co.uk Arriva]