- London Buses route 125
Infobox London Bus
number=125
ibus=yes
operator=Arriva London
garage=Enfield
vehicle=Volvo B7TL /Wright Eclipse Gemini
pvr=13
start=Finchley Central Station
via=Southgate
Hampden Square
Whetstone
North Finchley
end=Winchmore Hill "Station Road"
length=8 miles (12 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 10-15 minutes
time= 24-52 minutes
day=5:50am until 1:00am
night=No night serviceLondon Buses route 125 is a
Transport for London contracted bus route inLondon ,United Kingdom . The service is currently contracted toArriva London .History
The 125 started operation in 1937 and originally ran between Southgate Station and
North Finchley , with Metrobuses. In 1948, the route was extended toGolders Green . Later, the route was extended toHighlands Hospital and Southgate. The route was later, further extended toWinchmore Hill . From 1950 onwards, various timetable modifications took place over the route including withdrawal of certain services on weekends or in the evenings. This included the withdrawal of service toWinchmore Hill on Sundays and the withdrawal of the route betweenGolders Green andNorth Finchley on evenings and weekends and subsequently its complete withdrawal. The service, for a short time ran to Oakwood on weekends as the 29A operating there, was withdrawn on weekends. Later the 298A succeeded the route 29A which ran daily. This allowed for the 125 to operate daily toWinchmore Hill . In 1987, Grey Green (nowArriva London ) was awarded the contract to operate the route. They used second handVolvo Citybus es and its garage was inStamford Hill . A year earlier, the route was extended for a short while toEnfield , where the 125 buses are currently based. They were originally based at Edmonton. In 1991, after the withdrawal of the route 26, the 125 was extended toFinchley Central . Shortly afterArriva London took over the route, they introduced low floor DAF / Presidents and a more frequent service. It was suggested that the route be extended toEnfield again but this does not seem likely at this point. [ [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/photos/125.htm Route 125 ] ]Current route
Route departing Finchley Central Station
* Finchley Central Station
* Ballards Lane
* North Finchley "Tally Ho Corner"
* Whetstone "Griffin"
* Russel Lane
* Hampden Square "Osidge Arms"
* Southgate Station
* Eversley Park Road
* Highlands Village
* Winchmore Hill "Green Dragon Lane"
* Winchmore Hill "Station Road"Route departing Winchmore Hill "Station Road"
* Winchmore Hill "Station Road"
* Winchmore Hill "Green Dragon Lane"
* Highlands Village
* Eversley Park Road
* Southgate Station
* Hampden Square "Osidge Arms"
* Russel Lane
* Whetstone "Griffin"
* North Finchley "Tally Ho Corner"
* Ballards Lane
* Finchley Central Stationee also
*
List of bus routes in London
*Arriva London References
External links
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/125.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]
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