- Essex bus route 505
Essex bus route 505 is a bus route operated in
Essex and north-eastLondon hourly on Mondays to Saturdays through the towns of Chingford, Waltham Abbey and Harlow. It is operated byArriva Shires & Essex out of Harlow garage. There is also a joint school bus route, operated byFirst London , number 853 operating fromChingford to Waltham Abbey "King Harold School". There is one return journey and is operated by a yellow school bus{| class="wikitable"
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Route Number
Route
Operated by
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Vehicle
Peak vehicle requirement
Level
Frequency
Journey time
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505
Chingford Station to Harlow "Mark Hall North" via Waltham AbbeyArriva Shires & Essex Harlow Dennis Dart
appx 4
Daily (06:30 to 19:30)
Monday to Saturday (every 60 minutes)
60 minutes
No night service
-History
The route was operated by County Bus until Arriva took over in the late 90's. The route used to operate to Walthamstow Central via Waltham Way until it was cut back to Chingford Station around 2002. At one time the route also operated to Old Harlow. Also around 2002, it was extended from Harlow "Bus Station" to Mark Hall North, an estate in Harlow, the extended section replaced a previous route operated by Buzz-Line.
Vehicles
There is a mixture of buses used, some of these mostly include:
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Dennis Dart /Plaxton Pointer
*Dennis Dart /Wright Handybus
*Mercedes-Benz Vario /Plaxton Beaver
*Optare Solo Route information
*No Sunday or late evening service
*No Oyster cards or Travelcards accepted on this route.
*For use of oyster cards and travelcards between Yardley Lane Estate and Chingford, use route 379Route detail
CHINGFORD STATION - Chingford "Kings Head Hill" - Yardley Lane Estate "Boardman Avenue" - Sewardstone "Lea Valley Camping Site" - Sewardstone "Nurseries" - Sewardstone "Royal Oak" - Waltham Abbey "Tesco" - Waltham Abbey "Quaker Lane" - Waltham Abbey "Abbeyview" - Crooked Mile - Fishers Green - Holyfield - Lower Nazeing - Bumbles Green - Tylers Cross - Harlow "Abercrombie Road" - Harlow "Haydens Road" - Harlow "Town Centre Bus Station" - Harlow "First Avenue Mandela Avenue" - MARKS HALL NORTH "Muskham Avenue"
ee also
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List of bus routes in Essex
*Arriva Shires & Essex External links
* [http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk Traveline South East]
* [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/__80256E280053B5B6.nsf/vWeb/wpDNOS65CL4R?Open®ion=Shires%20and%20Essex&town=Harlow Arriva information on Route 505]
* [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/__80256E280053B5B6.nsf/vWeb/C88278FE4630AC1780256F2000473C9A/$File/ha505se0807.pdf?Open Route 505 Timetable]
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