London Buses route N13

Infobox London Bus
number=N13


ibus=yes
operator=Transdev London
garage=Edgware
vehicle=Scania OmniDekka
pvr=11
start=North Finchley
via=Finchley Central
Golders Green
Finchley Road
Baker Street
Oxford Circus
Piccadilly Circus
Trafalgar Square
end=Aldwych
length=10 miles (17 km)
level=Nights
frequency=About every 12-20 minutes
time=44-57 minutes
night=0:00am until 6:00am
day=Route 13
Route 82

London Buses route N13 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Transdev London.

History

Night bus N13 is the night service for routes 13 and 82 between North Finchley and Aldwych. The N13 started on 13 April 1984 running via the day route 13 between Trafalgar Square and North Finchley, from Finchley Garage using Metrobuses. A few months later on 27 October the route was extended from North Finchley to Barnet Church, via the current route 263. On 18 July 1992 the route was extended in Central London to Victoria Station, running via Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Westminster.

A further extension on the northern end of the route took place on 4 December 1993 when the route was transferred to Potters Bar Garage, on the closure of Finchley, and extended to Potters Bar, via Hadley Highstone, on garage journeys. A route restructing took place on 23 June 1995 when the route was transferred to Holloway Garage, being withdrawn between Potters Bar and North Finchley, and between Victoria and Trafalgar Square.

In 2001, on 1 September, the Night Route was transferred from Metroline to London Sovereign's Edgware Garage along with some late evening and early morning journeys on the day 13, when London Sovereign gained the full contract for route 13. The route was also extended from Trafalgar Square to Aldwych to follow the day route at the same time. London Sovereign's service on the N13 initially used a mixture of Volvo Olympians and Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Plaxton Presidents, from the day routes 114 and 183. When the day route 13 was converted from Routemaster operation, on 22 October 2005, the new Scania OmniDekkas were also used on the Night route.

Current route

Route departing North Finchley

* North Finchley "Bus Station"
* Ballards Lane
* Finchley Central Station
* Regents Park Road
* Finchley Road
* Finchley "Henley's Corner"
* Golders Green Station
* Child's Hill
* Finchley Road
* Finchley Road & Frognal Station
* Finchley Road Station
* Swiss Cottage Station
* St John's Wood Station
* Baker Street
* Baker Street Station
* Portman Square
* Oxford Street
* Bond Street Station
* Oxford Circus Station
* Regent Street
* Piccadilly Circus Station
* The Haymarket
* Trafalgar Square
* Charing Cross Station
* Strand
* Aldwych

Route departing Aldwych

* Aldwych
* Strand
* Charing Cross Station
* Trafalgar Square
* Piccadilly Circus Station
* Regent Street
* Oxford Circus Station
* Oxford Street
* Bond Street Station
* Gloucester Place "for Marylebone Station & Baker Street Station"
* Finchley Road
* St John's Wood Station
* Swiss Cottage Station
* Finchley Road Station
* Finchley Road & Frognal Station
* Child's Hill
* Golders Green Station
* Finchley "Henley's Corner"
* Regents Park Road
* Finchley Central Station
* Ballards Lane
* North Finchley "Bus Station"

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Transdev London
* London Buses route 13
* London Buses route 82

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/N013.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]