London Buses route 176 is a
Transport for London contracted bus route in
London
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, England. Running between
Penge
Penge () is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, west of Bromley, north east of Croydon and south east of Charing Cross.
History
Penge was once a small hamlet, which was recorded under the name Pence ...
and
Tottenham Court Road station
Tottenham Court Road is a London Underground and Elizabeth line station in St Giles in the West End of London. The station is served by the Central line, the Elizabeth line and the branch of the Northern line. The station is located at St Gil ...
, it is operated by
London Central
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History
London Central commenced operating on 1 April 1989 when London Buse ...
.
History
![London_Bus_route_176](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/London_bus_route_176.jpg)
Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by
Arriva London
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with a new contract commencing on 14 November 2003.
On 3 January 2009 the route was withdrawn between Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus to allow Andrew Borde Street to be closed and used as a work site for the upgrade of Tottenham Court Road station and the construction of the
Crossrail
Crossrail is a railway construction project mainly in central London. Its aim is to provide a high-frequency hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system crossing the capital from suburbs on the west to east, by connecting two major railway ...
station. In January 2010, Transport for London claimed this shortening of route 176 as part of its implementation of the Mayor's request to reduce the bus flow in Oxford Street by 10% in each of 2009 and 2010.
Current route
Route 176 operates via these primary locations:
Route 176 Map
Transport for London
*Penge
Penge () is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, west of Bromley, north east of Croydon and south east of Charing Cross.
History
Penge was once a small hamlet, which was recorded under the name Pence ...
''Pawleyne Arms''
*Penge West station
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*Sydenham Sydenham may refer to:
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* Sydenham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Sydenham railway station, Sydney
* Sydenham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
** Sydenham railway line, the name of the Sunbury railway line, Melbourne ...
''Cobb's Corner for Sydenham station''
* Forest Hill station
*Horniman Museum
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*Dulwich Library
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The Library is managed by Southwark Council. The library has been l ...
* East Dulwich station
* Denmark Hill station
*King's College Hospital
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* Camberwell Green
*Walworth
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Major streets in Walworth include the Old ...
* Elephant & Castle station
* St George's Circus
*Waterloo station
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*South Bank
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*Waterloo Bridge
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*Aldwych
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*Charing Cross station
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* Leicester Square station
* Cambridge Circus
*Tottenham Court Road station
Tottenham Court Road is a London Underground and Elizabeth line station in St Giles in the West End of London. The station is served by the Central line, the Elizabeth line and the branch of the Northern line. The station is located at St Gil ...
References
External links
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Bus routes in London
Transport in the London Borough of Bromley
Transport in the London Borough of Camden
Transport in the London Borough of Lambeth
Transport in the London Borough of Southwark
Transport in the City of Westminster