London Buses route 98

Infobox London Bus
number=98
ibus=yes


operator=Metroline
garage=Willesden
vehicle=Volvo B7TL 10m / Plaxton President
pvr=27
start=Willesden
via=Kilburn
Maida Vale
Edgware Road
Marble Arch
Oxford Circus
Holborn
end=Holborn
length= 7 miles (11 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 6-10 minutes
time= 29-62 minutes
night=Night Bus N98
day=5:00am until 1:00am

London Buses route 98 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Metroline.

History

Route 98 was introduced on 18 July 1992 to replace route 8 between Willesden "Bus Garage" and Oxford Circus.

The 98 has always been operated by Metroline, based at the Willesden garage. Initially using Routemasters on Mondays to Saturdays in the daytime and Dennis Darts, Metrobuses and Leyland Titans Sundays and late evenings.

In early 2004, the 98 was one of the many routes in London that were converted from Routemasters to low floor vehicles [although like the 94 it still used occasional metrobuses during this time] . Route 98 and fellow Metroline route 6 were given new low-floor Volvo B7TL 10m / Plaxton Presidents.

The 98 also has night service N98 that follows the route from Holborn to Willesden and continues via Kingsbury, Queensbury and Neasden to Stanmore Station. In early 2005 Route 98 which was one of the two route running legendary London Buses was replaced by current Modern Buses. In this process many conductors lost the job due redundancy created by new buses which donot need conductors.

Current route

Route departing Willesden

* Willesden Bus Garage "Pound Lane"
* High Road
* Willesden Green Station
* Willesden Lane
* Kilburn High Road
* Kilburn High Road Station
* Kilburn High Road
* Maida Vale
* Maida Vale Station
* Maida Vale
* Edgware Road
* Edgware Road Station
* Edgware Road
* Marble Arch Station
* Oxford Street
* Oxford Circus Station
* Oxford Street
* Tottenham Court Road Station
* New Oxford Street
* Bloomsbury Way "for Holborn Station "
* Theobald's Road
* Drake's Street
* Holborn "Red Lion Square"

Route departing Holborn

* Holborn "Red Lion Square"
* Procter Place
* High Holborn
* Holborn Station
* High Holborn
* New Oxford Street
* Tottenham Court Road Station
* Oxford Street
* Oxford Circus Station
* Oxford Street
* Marble Arch Station
* Edgware Road
* Edgware Road Station
* Edgware Road
* Maida Vale
* Maida Vale Station
* Maida Vale
* Kilburn High Road
* Kilburn High Road Station
* Kilburn High Road
* Willesden Lane
* Willesden Green Station
* High Road
* Willesden Bus Garage "Pound Lane"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Metroline

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/098.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]