London Buses route 358
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London Buses route 358 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crystal Palace bus station and Orpington station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary Metrobus. The route is one of the longest in London, at around Script error: No such module "convert". in length.[1]
History
The route was introduced in 1989 on a commercial basis by Metrobus and initially only had two return journeys per day Monday to Friday. It became a Transport for London route in 2002 and was subsequently improved, with frequency increasing to every 12 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes on evenings and Sundays. In 2014, it was taken over by Go-Ahead London who operate the route from Orpington bus garage.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In October 2022, Irizar signed a contract with Go-Ahead London to supply twenty ie tram electric buses and the associated charging infrastructure for the route. At each end of the route an ultrafast charger was installed to allow buses to charge via a reverse pantograph (an overhead pantograph that drops down onto the bus).[2][3][4][5] The ie tram buses began operating on the route on 20 November 2024.[1][6]
Current route
Route 358 operates via these primary locations:[7]
- Crystal Palace bus station London Buses
- Crystal Palace station London Overground National Rail
- Anerley station National Rail
- Penge
- Kent House station National Rail
- Beckenham Road tram stop Tramlink
- Clock House station National Rail
- Beckenham Beacon
- Elmers End
- Eden Park station National Rail
- Park Langley
- Shortlands station National Rail
- Bromley South station National Rail
- Bromley Common
- Locksbottom
- Farnborough
- Green Street Green
- Orpington High Street
- Orpington station National Rail
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References
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