London Buses route 277

Infobox London Bus
number=277


operator=East London
garage=Bow
vehicle=Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400
pvr=Unknown
start=Highbury & Islington
via=Dalston
Mile End
Canary Wharf
end=Leamouth
length=8 miles (13 km)
level=24-hour service
frequency=About every 7-30 minutes
time=36-60 minutes
day=24-hour service
night=24-hour service

London Buses route 277 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to East London.

History

Route 277 started in April 1959 to replace the Trolleybus replacement Route from Smithfield to Cubitt Town Stebondale Street. Later in October 1961, route 277 has a Sunday service extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar replacing the withdrawn 56 on this day. This was to follow on 1964 where Saturday's were also extended. Later again this was to follow on an extension to services happening everyday in 1969.

Route 277 saw the withdrawal on Sunday services between Angel Islington and Smithfield but continued a normal service to Poplar Blackwall Tunnel. Also in 1971 there was then the withdrawal of the 277 going any further then Mildmay Park but there was an extension to the Poplar Baths at the same time.

Route 277 saw the withdrawal of services to Poplar and restricted to Cubitt Town, Queen Hotel in 1974 then this was put back to normal in 1976 after Route 277A which took over that part of the line was withdrawn. Then in 1982 the route would only go as far as Smithfield on Weekdays except the evenings and Saturdays but would be restricted to Angel Islington on Weekday evenings and Sundays. 1989 saw the withdrawal of routes to Poplar only allowing a rare service on Sundays while services were withdrawn back to Limehouse because of the new bus route D7.

1990 saw the most significant change to the route where the route was diverted at Canonbury (Mildmay Park) via St Pauls Road to Highbury & Islington Station; the Smithfield section was replaced by bus route 56. 1991 saw the extension on weekdays and Saturdays to Canary Wharf. 1993 saw the withdrawal of the section between Canary Wharf and Poplar. In 1994 the route was extended to Leamouth on weekdays and Saturdays. 2003 saw the extension to Leamouth on Sundays and also the introduction of night bus route N277.

From June 2008 for 15 weeks there are gas works on St Paul's Road causing major diversions eastbound only. Buses are diverting down Canonbury Road and Essex Road respectively, re-routing the bus to parts of its original route.

Current route

Route departing Highbury & Islington

* Highbury & Islington Station
* St Paul's Road (Not servicing until Late August 2008)
* Canonbury Road (Servicing until August 2008)
* Essex Road Station (Servicing until August 2008)
* Essex Road (Servicing until August 2008)
* Balls Pond Road
* Dalston
* Dalston Lane
* Graham Road
* Hackney Central Station
* Mare Street
* Well Street
* Terrace Road
* Church Crescent
* Lauriston Road
* Grove Road
* Mile End Station
* Burdett Road
* Limehouse
* West India Dock Road
* Westferry Station
* Westferry Road
* West India Avenue
* Cabot Square
* North Colonnade
* Canary Wharf Station
* North Colonnade
* Canada Square
* Churchill Place
* Cartier Circle
* Trafalgar Way
* Aspen Way
* Saffron Avenue
* Oregano Drive
* Coriander Avenue
* Rosemary Drive
* Leamouth Saffron Avenue

Route departing Leamouth

* Leamouth Saffron Avenue
* Rosemary Drive
* Coriander Avenue
* Oregano Drive
* Saffron Avenue
* Aspen Way
* Trafalgar Way
* Cartier Circle
* Churchill Place
* Canada Square
* North Colonnade
* Canary Wharf Station
* North Colonnade
* Cabot Square
* West India Avenue
* Westferry Road
* Westferry Station
* West India Dock Road
* Limehouse
* Burdett Road
* Mile End Station
* Grove Road
* Lauriston Road
* Church Crescent
* Terrace Road
* Well Street
* Mare Street
* Hackney Central Station
* Graham Road
* Dalston Lane
* Dalston
* Balls Pond Road
* St Paul's Road
* Highbury & Islington Station

Gallery

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* East London

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/277.pdf Full timetable (PDF)]