London Buses route 132 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in

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, England. Running between

Bexleyheath Bexleyheath is a town in south-east London, England. It had a population of 31,929 as at 2011. Bexleyheath is located south-east of Charing Cross, and forms part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is identified in the London Plan as one of ...

and

North Greenwich bus station North Greenwich Bus Station serves the area of North Greenwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London. The bus station is next to the station and situated appro ...

, it is operated by

London Central London Central is a bus company operating in South London. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and operates services under contract to Transport for London. History London Central commenced operating on 1 April 1989 when London Buse ...

History

LX59CZV Go-Ahead London Central WVL302 Volvo B9TL with Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodywork

On 24 January 2009, the route was extended westwards via the

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. On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to

London General London General is a bus company operating in Greater London. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and operates services under contract to Transport for London. The company is named after the London General Omnibus Company, the principal ...

, which included a five-year contract to operate route 132. On 7 November 2009, the allocation was transferred to

's Bexleyheath garage. Since October 2009, part of the route from Eltham to Bexleyheath has been covered at night by night bus route N21. During the

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, the route was temporarily converted from single-decker to double-decker operation. The route was permanently converted to double-decker operation in December 2012. On 12 September 2015, the route gained a 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights. In January 2020, the daytime frequency of the route was increased from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every eight minutes. In November 2020, Transport for London announced that the route would be operated by electric

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es. On 9 July 2022, the route began converting to

electric bus An electric bus is a bus that is propelled using electric motors as opposed to an internal combustion engine. Electric buses can store the needed electricity on-board, or be fed continuously from an external source. The majority of buses s ...

operation with BYD

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vehicles. To cater for these vehicles, a

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charger was installed at

Bexleyheath bus garage London Central is a bus company operating in South London. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group and operates services under contract to Transport for London. History London Central commenced operating on 1 April 1989 when London Buse ...

to allow rapid charging to 'top up' the battery during the day.

Current route

Route 132 operates via these primary locations: *

Shopping Centre * Bexley Village * Blendon *

Blackfen Blackfen is an area of south-east London, England, north of Sidcup in the London Borough of Bexley. Prior to 1965 it was in the county of Kent. "Blackfen" means a black, marshy area. The soil is dark and fertile and the area around Blackfen Ro ...

Avery Hill Avery Hill is an area of South East London mainly within Royal Borough of Greenwich, and with some parts in the London Borough of Bexley. It is located east of Eltham and north west of Sidcup. It is believed that the area is named after an aviary ...

* Eltham High Street * Eltham Station *

Kidbrooke Kidbrooke is an area of South East London, England, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich south-east of Charing Cross and north west of Eltham. The district takes its name from the Kyd Brook, a watercourse which runs from Orpington to Lewisham, ...

, ''Rochester Way'' *

* Millennium Village *

for

North Greenwich Station North Greenwich is a London Underground station served by the Jubilee line. Despite its name, it is not in the local area historically known as North Greenwich, on the Isle of Dogs, north of the River Thames; a completely different North Green ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:132, London buses route Bus routes in London Transport in the London Borough of Bexley Transport in the Royal Borough of Greenwich