London Buses route 117
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London Buses route 117 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London and Surrey, England. Running between West Middlesex University Hospital and Staines-upon-Thames, it is operated by First Bus London.
History
ComfortDelGro in the guise of Metroline bought out Armchair and absorbed them into the bus operation in January 2007 and the remainder of the contract was transferred to them to start from 6 January 2007. They did not however retain the contract when next awarded in September 2011 for 5 years, Abellio was the successful operator using a depot at Twickenham (TF).[1] From October 2016 the contract was awarded to Metroline. It used Existing Buses as it's allocation.[2]
On 28 February 2025, the route passed from London United to First Bus London following the acquisition of RATP Dev Transit London by FirstGroup.[3]
Current route
Route 117 operates via these primary locations:[4]
- West Middlesex University Hospital
- Isleworth station National Rail
- Hounslow bus station London Buses
- Hounslow Heath
- North Feltham
- Feltham station National Rail
- Lower Feltham
- Ashford station National Rail
- Staines station National Rail
- Staines-upon-Thames bus station London Buses File:BSicon BUS.svg
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References
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- ↑ Bus tender results Route 117 Transport for London 20 December 2010
- ↑ Bus tender results Route 117 Transport for London 4 December 2015
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- ↑ Route 117 Map Transport for London
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