London Buses route 316

Infobox London Bus
number=316


ibus=yes
operator=Metroline
garage=Cricklewood
vehicle=Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m/
Plaxton Pointer 2
pvr=14
start=Cricklewood
end=North Kensington
via=Kilburn
Queen's Park
Ladbroke Grove
length=8 miles (13 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 8-12 minutes
time=40-69 minutes
night=No night service
day=5:00am until 1:00am

London Buses route 316 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is contracted to Metroline.

History

Route 316 was introduced on 11 October 1997 to replace the withdrawn section of route 16 between Cricklewood & Neasden, the 316 then runs parallel with route 16 to Kilburn High Road, and then runs down Cambridge Avenue, past Kilburn Park Station, onto Carlton Vale, past Queen's Park station, a double run at Ladbroke Grove Sainsburys, onto Ladbroke Grove, Barlby Road and finishes at North Kensington outside St Charles Hospital.

The 316 was operated by Metroline from Cricklewood Garage, using low floor Dennis Dart SLFs and the occasional Metrobus. The allocation was then transferred within the Metroline group to Thorpe's, at the Wembley garage, using new Dennis Darts, the allocation was moved to the new West Perivale garage in 2003.

In 2005, the allocation was moved back into Metroline's Cricklewood garage with the existing Dennis Darts and routes 143, 326 and C11 was given to Thorpe's.

On the 13 October 2007, the section between Cricklewood and Neasden was withdrawn and was replaced by new route 332, which runs from Brent Park Tesco and terminates at Paddington Station via route 16 and then route 27. The 316 will also be extended from North Kensington to Shepherd's Bush Green via route 295 at a later date.

Current route

Route departing Cricklewood

* Cricklewood "Bus Garage"
* Cricklewood Broadway
* Shoot-up Hill
* Kilburn Station
* Kilburn High Road
* Brondesbury Station
* Kilburn High Road
* Kilburn High Road Station
* Cambridge Avenue
* Kilburn Park Station
* Cambridge Gardens
* Rudolph Road
* Kilburn Park Road
* Maida Hill
* Carlton Vale
* Queen's Park Station
* Kilburn Lane
* Banister Road
* Chamberlayne Road
* Kilburn Lane
* Ladbroke Grove "Sainsbury's"
* Barlby Road
* St Mark's Road
* North Kensington "St Charles Hospital"

Route departing North Kensington

* North Kensington "St Charles Hospital"
* St Mark's Road
* Barlby Road
* Ladbroke Grove "Sainsbury's"
* Kilburn Lane
* Chamberlayne Road
* Banister Road
* Kilburn Lane
* Premier Corner
* Queen's Park Station
* Salusbury Road
* Carlton Vale
* Maida Hill
* Kilburn Park Road
* Rudolph Road
* Cambridge Gardens
* Kilburn Park Station
* Cambridge Avenue
* Kilburn High Road Station
* Kilburn High Road
* Brondesbury Station
* Kilburn Station
* Shoot-up Hill
* Cricklewood Broadway
* Cricklewood Bus Garage

See also

* List of bus routes in London
* Metroline

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/tt4/316.pdf Timetable (PDF)]