London Buses route 87

Infobox London Bus
number=87


operator=London General
garage=Stockwell
vehicle=Alexander Dennis Enviro400
Volvo B7TL 10m / Plaxton President
pvr=21
start=Aldwych
via=Charing Cross
Westminser
Vauxhall
Wandsworth Road
Clapham Junction
end=Wandsworth
length=6 miles (10 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 6-12 minutes
time=28-56 minutes
night=Night Bus N87
day=5:00am until 0:00am
ibus=yes

London Buses route 87 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to London General.

History

Route 87 is the renumbering of the former route 77A from 3 June 2006 in order for TfL to remove letter suffixed routes. The original route has a longer history, once being part of route 77 running from Kings Cross to Raynes Park. In October 1956, Monday to Friday morning journeys were extended to Worcester Park, until October 1978. Meanwhile, from 1959 the Sunday service, and from 1965 the Saturday service, was renumbered 77C running via Westminster Bridge, instead of Lambeth Bridge.

April 1981 saw the Saturday and Sunday services re-introduced, albeit only running to Wandsworth on Sundays. At the same time a Monday to Friday bifurcation was introduced to Putney Heath, replacing the withdrawn section of route 28, with the rest of the route running to Raynes Park. Exactly 2 years later, the Raynes Park to Wimbledon section was withdrawn, and by 1984 withdrawn completely between Wandsworth and Wimbledon.

On 25 May 1991, the northern section between Kings Cross and Aldwych was withdrawn, replaced by route 30. The Putney to Wandsworth section was renumbered 77C (now 670).

The final change came to route 77A in June 2006 when it was simply renumbered 87, although other numbers were suggested such as 437 until the number 87 became free by the withdrawal of an East London (Barking to Romford) route 87 in March 2006 (which was replaced by an extension of route 5). The night service was also renumbered from N77 to N87 at this time.

Current route

Route departing Aldwych

* Aldwych for "Covent Garden Station"
* Strand
* Charing Cross Station
* Trafalgar Square
* Whitehall
* Parliament Square
* Westminster Station
* Millbank "for Tate Britain"
* Vauxhall Bridge
* Vauxhall Station "Bus Station"
* Wandsworth Road
* Wandsworth Station
* Lavender Hill
* Clapham Junction Station
* St John's Hill
* Marcilly Road
* Wandsworth Common "North Side"
* Huguenot Place
* East Hill
* Wandsworth High Street
* Wandsworth "Wandsworth Plain"

Route departing Wandsworth

* Wandsworth "Wandsworth Plain"
* Armoury Way
* Fairfield Street
* East Hill
* Wandsworth Common "North Side"
* St John's Hill
* Clapham Junction Station
* Lavender Hill
* Wandsworth Station
* Wandsworth Road
* Vauxhall Station "Bus Station"
* Vauxhall Bridge
* Milbank "for Tate Britain"
* Parliament Square
* Westminster Station
* Whitehall
* Trafalgar Square
* Charing Cross Station
* Strand
* Aldwych for "Covent Garden Station"

Previous route 87s in London

* till March 2006 a Route 87 from Barking to Romford. Route was withdrawn and replaced by route 5

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* London General

External links

* [http://www.londonbusesbyadam.fotopic.net London Bus Routes Fotopic]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/087.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]