London Buses route 144

Infobox London Bus
number=144
ibus=yes


operator=Arriva London
garage=Wood Green (WN)
vehicle=DAF DB250LF 10.6m / Alexander ALX400
pvr=15
start=Muswell Hill
via=Alexandra Park
Hornsey
Wood Green
Upper Edmonton
end=Edmonton Green
length=6 miles (10 km)
level=Daily
frequency=About every 7-12 minutes
time=28-53 minutes
day=4:30am until 1:14am
night=No night service

London Buses route 144 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.

History

Route 144 is the renumbering of the former route 144A in 1994, which ran between Lower Edmonton and Muswell Hill via Alexandra Park, Hornsey, Turnpike Lane, Wood Green and Upper Edmonton.

The 144 was one of the many routes in London that year that gained low-floor Wright Pathfinder (SLW class) single-deckers. They didn't work well because the 144 was is a very busy route so in 1999 they were replaced by low-floor DAF DB250LF / Alexander ALX400 (DLA class) double deckers.

Current route

Route departing Muswell Hill

*Muswell Hill Broadway
*Alexandra Park
*Hornsey High Street "for Hornsey Station"
*Turnpike Lane Station
*Wood Green Station
*Edmonton "Cambridge Roundabout"
*North Middlesex Hospital
*Silver Street Station
*Edmonton Green Station "Bus Station"

Route departing Edmonton Green

*Edmonton Green Station "Hertford Road"
*Silver Street Station
*North Middlesex Hospital
*Edmonton "Cambridge Roundabout"
*Wood Green Station
*Turnpike Lane Station
*Hornsey High Street "for Hornsey Station"
*Alexandra Park
*Muswell Hill Broadway

Previous route 144 in London

Until 1988 a route 144 ran between Ilford and Turnpike Lane (prior to 1982, also Muswell Hill). This was curtailed east of Edmonton and re-routed to Chingford, being renumbered 444 in 1991. The Muswell Hill to Turnpike Lane section formed the basis of the 144A (introduced 1982) which was renumbered to the present 144 in 1994.

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.busmap.org/tt4/144.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]