London Buses route 211

Infobox London Bus
number=211


operator=Travel London
garage=Battersea
vehicle=Dennis Trident 2 / Alexander ALX400
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
pvr=18
start=Hammersmith
via=Fulham Broadway
Victoria
Westminster
end=Waterloo
length=7 miles (11 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 8-15 minutes
time=40-70 minutes
night=Night Bus N11
day=5:00am until 0:30am

London Buses route 211 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Travel London.

History

Route 211 was introduced in 1993 and from then it has never changed, starting from Hammersmith and finishing at Waterloo and back again, via Victoria, Sloane Square, Chelsea and Fulham.

It was operated by London General before it came to Travel London, at the Gillingham Street Basement garage (QB). using Dennis Darts (DRL). In late 1993, it was moved to Stockwell Garage, using existing vehicles.

Travel London gained the contract of the route in 1998, using brand new low-floor Optare Excel single-deckers at the new Silverthorne Road; Limebourne bought Travel London in 2000 and Connex bought Limebourne in 2001 at the garage and because of the congestion zone, Connex bought band new Dennis Trident 2 / ALX400's (TA) to convert the 211 into double-deck route.

National Express took over Connex, under the name of Travel London in 2004, most of Connex's fleet have been painted full red and the 211 remains at the same garage, using the same double-deckers, although the odd Alexander Dennis Enviro400 from new route 452 show up very frequently.

Current route

Route departing Hammersmith

*Hammersmith Station (District/ Piccadilly Lines) "Bus Station"
*Fulham Palace Road
*Charing Cross Hospital
*Lillie Road
*Munster Road
*Dawes Road
*Fulham Road
*Fulham Broadway Station
*Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
*Royal Marsden Hospital
*Sydney Street
*Royal Brompton Hospital
*Chelsea "Old Town Hall"
*King's Road
*Sloane Square Station
*Lower Sloane Street
*Pimlico Road
*Buckingham Palace Road
*Victoria Coach Station
*Victoria Station "Bus Station"
*Wilton Road
*Allington Street
*Bressenden Place
*Victoria Street
*Westminster Abbey
*Parliament Square
*Bridge Street
*Westminster Station
*Westminster Bridge
*Addington Street
*Station Approach
*Waterloo Station

Route departing Waterloo

*Waterloo Station
*Station Approach
*York Road
*Addington Street
*Westminster Bridge
*Westminster Station
*Bridge Street
*Parliament Square
*Westminster Abbey
*Victoria Street
*Grosvenor Gardens
*Victoria Station
*Buckingham Palace Road
*Pimilco Road
*Lower Sloane Street
*Sloane Square Station
*King's Road
*Chelsea "Old Town Hall"
*Sydney Street
*Fulham Road
*Royal Marsden Hospital
*Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
*Fulham Broadway Station
*Dawes Road
*Munster Road
*Lillie Road
*Fulham Palace Road
*Charing Cross Hospital
*Hammersmith (District/ Piccadilly Lines) "Hammersmith Station (Hammersmith & City Line)"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Travel London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/211.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]