Green Line route 797

Infobox Green Line coaches route
number=797


operator=Arriva Shires & Essex
garage= Stevenage
vehicle= Volvo B10M/Plaxton Premiere
Dennis Javelin/Plaxton Premiere
pvr=
start=Stevenage
Some extend to Hitchin
via=Hatfield
University of Hertfordshire
end=London Victoria
length= 30 miles (48km)
level= Daily
frequency=Hourly
time=1 hour 25 minutes
day=05:25 - 20:45
night=No night service

Green Line route 797 is a limited-stop express coach service, currently operated by Arriva Shires & Essex as part of the large Green Line Coaches network. It operates between Stevenage and London, with some peak time journeys serving Hitchin and various Stevenage housing estates.

History

Service 797 was for a while operated by the Blazefield Group's Sovereign business. In 2002 Arriva purchased the Hertfordshire side of the business, with the London side being sold to Transdev London. Since then, Arriva have operated the route.

In 2001, before the sale, Sovereign purchased two Volvo B10M/Plaxton Premiere, which were specially branded for the route. [ [http://stephensons.fotopic.net/p1577521.html Fotopic - Picture of the two new Plaxtons] Accessed 23 March 2008]

Recently, it has not been uncommon to see standard Arriva buses running on the route, instead of the coaches. These are mainly ex-Sovereign vehicles.

Current route

[ [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/__80256E280053B5B6.nsf/vWeb/E681897A7AB4750180256F8F00673D66/$File/gl797se0108.pdf?Open Arriva - Route 797 timetable] Accessed 23 March 2008]

Route departing Stevenage (or Hitchin)

*Hitchin "railway station" ^†
*Hitchin town centre ^†
*Stevenage Hospital ^†
*Various Stevenage housing estastes ^†
*Stevenage "bus station"
*Welwyn "Welwyn By-Pass, Roman Baths"
*Hatfield and;
*University of Hertfordshire
*South Hatfield
*Direct via A1M motorway
*London "Baker Street"
*London Victoria "Buckingham Palace Road"

Route departing London Victoria

*London Victoria "Buckingham Palace Road"
*London "Marble Arch"
*Direct via A1M motorway
*South Hatfield
*University of Hertfordshire and;
*Hatfield
*Welwyn "Welwyn By-Pass, Roman Baths"
*Stevenage "bus station"
*Stevenage Hospital
*Hitchin town centre ^†
*Hitchin "railway station" ^†
*Various Stevenage housing eststes ^R

Notes:
*^† Only some peak journeys serve these locations
*^R Only on request to the driver by passengers already on board

ee also

*Green Line Coaches
*Arriva Shires & Essex

References

External links

* [http://www.greenline.co.uk/ Green Line Coaches website]
* [http://www.greenline.co.uk/__80256E2700397232.nsf/vWeb/wpNPOK6CJEJ7?OpenDocument Green Line - Route 797]
* [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/ Arriva Shires & Essex website]
* [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/__80256E280053B5B6.nsf/vWeb/wpDOMR68TQ2T?Open&show=current&region=Shires%20and%20Essex&town=Hatfield Full timetable - Arriva]
* [http://www.busmap.org/tt4/797.pdf Full timetable - Transport for London]