London Buses route 57
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London Buses route 57 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Fairfield bus station and Clapham Park, it is operated by London General, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead London.
History
The 57 service, running from Victoria to Tooting Broadway, via Vauxhall, Stockwell, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton & Streatham, was first introduced in July 1951, replacing London Tram routes 8 & 20. It took its present route in January 1964.[1]
In 2015, Go-Ahead London won the tender to run the service, taking over from London United on 2 July 2016.[2] In February 2023, the service frequency was reduced to every 12 minutes.[3]
Current route
Route 57 operates via these primary locations:[4]
- Fairfield bus station London Buses
- Norbiton station National Rail
- Kingston Hospital
- Raynes Park station National Rail
- Wimbledon station London Underground Tramlink National Rail
- South Wimbledon station London Underground
- Merton Abbey
- Colliers Wood station London Underground
- Tooting Broadway station London Underground
- Streatham
- Streatham Hill station National Rail
- Clapham Park
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Incidents
On Friday, 28 November 2014, a woman in her sixties was struck by a number 57 bus in Streatham and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was arrested on suspicion of careless driving.[5]
References
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- ↑ Tender News Bus Talk (Go-Ahead London) issue 37 December 2015 page 10
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- ↑ Route 57 Map Transport for London
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