London Buses route 194

infobox London Bus
number=194


operator=Arriva London
length=11 miles (17 km)
time=45-72 minutes
vehicle=VDL DB250/Wright Pulsar Gemini
garage=Croydon Garage
start=Lower Sydenham
end=West Croydon
via=Penge
Beckenham
Elmers End Green
Shirley
level=Daily
frequency=About every 12 minutes
night=No night service
pvr=14
day=5:00 until 12:20am
ibus=yes

London Buses route 194 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

The route is operated by double-deckers, and mostly uses Alexander ALX400 buses, to be replaced by Volvo B7TL buses.

History

The original service 82, provided by the London General Omnibus Company, operated between West Wickham and Lower Sydenham and was renumbered 194 at the time of nationalisation.

For most of the time that route 194 was operated by London Transport it ran between Croydon Airport and Forest Hill. The part of the route between Elmers End Green and Penge Pawleyne Arms was via Elmers End Road (passing Elmers End Garage which operated this route at that time)and Croydon Road. In 1989 a temporary diversion was established via Beckenham War memorial while the bridge adjacent to Elmers End railway station was rebuilt, however it was never restored. [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/194.htm]

The 194 has been cut back since Arriva took over the service from Stagecoach in London (now Selkent). TfL had cut of some of the route at the Sydenham end, which used to travel back to Forest Hill.

Current route

Route departing Lower Sydenham

*Lower Sydenham "Sainsburys"
*Bell Green
*Sydenham Road "Kent House Road"
*Sydenham Road "Mayow Road"
*Newlands Park
*Penge East railway station
*Parish Lane
*Penge High Street
*Kent House railway station
*Beckenham Road tram stop
*Clock House railway station
*Beckenham "War Memorial"
*Croydon Road "Beckenham Road"
*Beckenham Hospital
*Croydon Road "Eden Park Avenue"
*Elmers End Green
*Upper Elmers End Road
*Eden Park railway station
*Links Way
*South Eden Park Road
*West Wickham railway station
*West Wickham Baths
*Station Road
*West Wickham High Street
*Bridle Road
*Shirley Way
*Shirley Inn
*Shirley Park "Addiscombe Road"
*Sandilands tram stop
*Lebanon Road tram stop
*East Croydon station
*Wellesley Road (For Whitgift Centre)
*West Croydon "Bus, tram and train station"

Route departing West Croydon

*West Croydon "Bus, tram and train station"
*Wellesley Road (For Whitgift Centre)
*East Croydon station
*Lebanon Road tram stop
*Sandilands tram stop
*Shirley Park
*Shirley Inn
*Shirley "Monks Orchard Road"
*West Wickham "Swan"
*West Wickham railway station
*South Eden Park Road
*Links Way
*Eden Park railway station
*Uppers Elmers End Road
*Elmers End Green
*Beckenham Hospital
*Croydon Road
*Beckenham "War Memorial'
*Clock House railway station
*Beckenham Road tram stop
*Kent House railway station
*Penge High Street
*Parish Lane
*Penge East railway station
*Newlands Park
*Sydenham Road "Mayow Road"
*Sydenham Road "Highclere Street"
*Bell Green
*Lower Sydenham "Sainsburys"

Gallery

ee also

*List of bus routes in London
*Arriva London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.londonbusesbyadam.fotopic.net London Bus Routes Fotopic]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/194.pdf Full Timetable (PDF)]