London Buses route 221

Infobox London Bus
number=221


operator=Arriva London
garage=Wood Green (WN)
vehicle=Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini
DAF DB250LF/ Alexander ALX400
Plaxton President
pvr=20
start=Edgware
via=Mill Hill
Mill Hill East
North Finchley
Friern Barnet
New Southgate
Bounds Green
end=Turnpike Lane
length=11 miles (17 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 6-12 minutes
time=42-71 minutes
night=No night service
day=5:25am until 0:57am
ibus=yes

London Buses route 221 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

History

Route 221 began in late 1961 to replace the former trolleybus services 521 and 621. Which ran from North Finchley to King's Cross (Sundays) and Farringdon Street (Mon-Sat/Sunday early journeys).

The 221 was extended Monday - Saturday from North Finchley to Edgware Station in 1966, via routes 125 and the former 240A. The stand was revised at Holborn, buses terminated at Holborn Circus instead of Farringdon Street in 1972.

It was withdrawn between Turnpike Lane Station & Holborn Circus in 1995.

Route 221, for a long time has been stationed at Wood Green, although Finchley had a part allocation from 1961 - early 1986 and Edgware in mid 1986.

Routemasters were used from 1961, it was converted to one person operation in 1973 and DMS and later Metrobuses (M) type double deckers where used.

When Wood Green gained the whole allocation in 1987, the Sunday service was converted to midibus operation in 1995. The Sunday service was converted back to double deck in summer of 1995.

The route was converted to low-floor in 1999, in the form of brand new DAF DB250LF 10.2m / Alexander ALX400; although all sorts of low-floor double-deckers from the Wood Green garage show up very frequently.

Current route

Half of the journeys towards Edgware terminate at North Finchley.

Route departing Edgware

*Edgware Station
*Station Road
*Hale Lane
*Mill Hill Broadway Station
*Mill Hill Broadway
*Flower Lane
*Bunns Lane
*Pursley Road
*Sanders Lane
*Biltacy Rise
*Engel Park
*Biltacy Hill
*Mill Hill East Station
*Frith Lane
*Lullington Garth
*Argyle Road
*Alexandra Grove
*Ballards Lane
*North Finchley "Bus Station"
*North Finchley High Road
*Woodhouse Road
*Friern Barnet
*Friern Barnet Library
*Friern Barnet Road
*Station Road
*New Southgate Station
*Bounds Green Road
*Bounds Green Station
*Bowes Park Station
*High Road
*Wood Green Station
*The Broadway
*Wood Green High Road
*Turnpike Lane Station "Bus Station"

Route departing Turnpike Lane

*Turnpike Lane Station "Bus Station"
*Wood Green High Road
*The Broadway
*Wood Green Station
*High Road
*Bounds Green Road
*Bowes Park Station
*Bounds Green Station
*Station Road
*New Southgate Station
*Friern Barnet Library
*Friern Barnet Road
*Friern Barnet
*Woodhouse Road
*North Finchley
*Kingsway
*Ballards Lane
*Alexander Grove
*Argyle Road
*Lullington Garth
*Frith Lane
*Bitacy Hill
*Mill Hill East Station
*Engel Park
*Bitacy Rise
*Sanders Lane
*Pursley Road
*Bunns Lane
*Flower Lane
*Mill Hill Broadway
*Mill Hill Broadway Station
*Hale Lane
*Station Road
*Edgware Station

Previous route 221s in London

Until 1 December 1954, route 221 ran between Pinner and North Harrow Station.

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* Arriva London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/221.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]