London Buses route 88

Infobox London Bus
number=88


operator=London General
garage=Stockwell
vehicle=Dennis Trident 2 9.9m / Plaxton President
Volvo B7TL 10m / Wright Eclipse Gemini
pvr=Day: 21
Night: 5
start=Camden Town
via=Warren Street
Great Portland Street
Oxford Circus
Piccadilly Circus
Trafalgar Square
Parliament Square
Vauxhall
Stockwell
end=Clapham Common
length=7 miles (11 km)
level=24-hour service
frequency=About every 7-30 minutes
time=39-67 minutes
night=24-hour service
day=24-hour service
ibus=yes

London Buses route 88 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London General.

History

Route 88 ran from Acton Green to Mitcham (Mon-Fri)/St Helier (Mon-Fri peaks/Sat)/Belmont (Sundays) in 1950. It was extended further to Banstead Hospital (Sundays pm journeys) in 1961, It was withdrawn from Belmont in 1974 and extended Sunday journeys to Merton Garage in 1981.

Route 88 was rerouted to Turnham Green in 1988. It was withdrawn between Turnham Green & Marble Arch in 1990 and replaced by new route 94. It was withdrawn between Mitcham & Clapham Common in late 1990 and Oxford Circus & Marble Arch in 1992.

Because of stand space at Oxford Circus, the route was extended to Camden Town via the withdrawn route 135 in 2000.

The route has also gained a night service.

Current route

Route departing Camden Town

*Camden Town "Camden Gardens"
*Camden Street
*Camden Road
*Camden Town Station
*Bayham Street
*Crowndale Road
*Eversholt Street
*Mornington Crescent Station
*Hampstead Road
*Warren Street Station
*Euston Road
*Great Portland Street Station
*Great Portland Street
*New Cavendish Street
*Portland Place
*Oxford Circus Station
*Regent Street
*Piccadilly Circus Station
*Haymarket
*Trafalgar Square for "Charing Cross Station"
*Whitehall
*Parliament Square
*Westminster Station
*Victoria Street
*Westminster Abbey
*Smith Street
*Marsham Street
*Tate Gallery (Tate Britain)
*John Islip Street
*Bessborough Gardens
*Vauxhall Bridge
*Vauxhall Station "Bus Station"
*South Lambeth Road
*Stockwell Station
*Clapham Road
*Clapham North Station for "Clapham High Street Station"
*Clapham High Street
*Clapham Common Station
*Clapham Common "Old Town"

Route departing Clapham Common

*Clapham Common "Old Town"
*Clapham Common Station
*Clapham High Street
*Clapham North Station for "Clapham High Street Station"
*Clapham Road
*Stockwell Station
*South Lambeth Road
*Vauxhall Station "Bus Station"
*Vauxhall Bridge
*Vauxhall Bridge Road
*John Islip Road
*Tate Gallery (Tate Britain)
*Marsham Street
*Smith Street
*Westminster Abbey
*Broad Sanctuary
*Parliament Square
*Westminster Station
*Whitehall
*Trafalgar Square for "Charing Cross Station"
*Pall Mall
*Regent Street
*Piccadilly Circus tube station
*Oxford Circus Station
*Portland Place
*Devonshire Street
*Great Portland Street
*Great Portland Street Station
*Euston Road
*Warren Street Station
*Hampstead Road
*Mornington Crescent Station
*Camden High Street
*Camden Town Station
*Kentish Town Road
*Camden Town "Camden Gardens"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* London General

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/088.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]