London Buses route 89 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in

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, England, Running between Slade Green station and

Lewisham bus station Lewisham is a National Rail and Docklands Light Railway station in Lewisham, south-east London which first opened in 1849. On the National Rail network it is measured from and is operated by Southeastern.SoutheasternStation facilities: Lewish ...

. The route is operated by London Central from their

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garage.Go-Ahead London) issue 9 April 2011 The route has a night service, N89.

History

In 2010, the frequency of the night service was increased from every half hour to every 20 minutes. Upon being re-tendered in 2011, route 89 was retained by London Central. Passenger numbers on route 89 fell from 3.94 million in 2012-13 to 3.62 million in 2016-17. In November 2017 the frequency of the service was cut from every 10 minutes to every 12 minutes and the night service N89 was cut from every 20 minutes to every half hour.

Current route

Route 89 operates via these primary locations:Route 89 Map
Transport for London * Slade Green station *

''ASDA'' * Welling ''High Street'' *

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''Road'' * Charlton ''Park Lane'' *

Blackheath station Blackheath railway station is Grade II-listed and is in the south-centre of Blackheath, a village in southeast London. In traditional terms the area immediately south-west of the station around Lee Terrace and Lee Park is part of Lee; a stat ...

Lewisham Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified i ...

''High Street'' * Lewisham station

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