London Buses route 10
| 10 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Operator | London United |
| Vehicle | New Routemaster |
| Predecessors | Route 73 |
| Route | |
| Start | Hammersmith bus station |
| Via |
Kensington Hyde Park Corner Oxford Circus |
| End | King's Cross |
London Buses route 10 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. It runs between Hammersmith bus station and King's Cross, and is operated by London United.
History
Route 10 commenced on 13 August 1988 to replace route 73 between Hammersmith and Hyde Park Corner following the latter being diverted to Victoria. The initial route was between Hammersmith and King's Cross, and was run by the London United division. In April 1989, an allocation was introduced from the London Northern garage at Holloway. Route 10 was extended to the back of Holloway garage via York Way and Brecknock Road. Initially this section did not run during early mornings, late evenings or Sundays, but a Sunday service was later added. Some journeys were then extended to Archway rather than terminating in Tufnell Park. These were then withdrawn, but were reinstated following the withdrawal of local route C12 in 1998.[1]
As part of a restructure of services in the lead up to the introduction of the congestion charging, on 1 February 2003 route 10 was split in two: the route between Archway and Kings Cross, and as far as Marble Arch, was taken over by new route 390, and route 10 shortened to serve only its original route between Hammersmith and King's Cross. Route 390 continued to be operated by Metroline with the AEC Routemasters which had operated route 10, while the new route 10 was operated by First London with Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TLs.[1]
Transdev London was awarded the contract for route 10 starting on 30 January 2010.[2]
New Routemasters were introduced on 26 April 2014. The rear platform remains open from Monday to Friday between 06:00 and 19:30 when it is staffed by a customer assistant.[3]
Current route
Route 10 operates via these primary locations:[4]
- Hammersmith bus station
for Hammersmith station 
- Hammersmith Broadway
- Brook Green
- Kensington Olympia station
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- High Street Kensington station
- Kensington Palace
- Royal Albert Hall
- Knightsbridge station
- Hyde Park Corner station
- Marble Arch station
- Selfridges
- Oxford Circus station
- Tottenham Court Road station
- Fitzrovia Percy Street / New Oxford Street
- Goodge Street station / Bloomsbury Bedford Square
- Warren Street station / University College Hospital Gower Street
- Euston Square station
- Euston bus station for Euston station
- British Library
- St Pancras International
- Kings Cross station
- Kings Cross Wharfdale Road / York Way for London Canal Museum
References
- 1 2 Blacker, Ken (2007). Routemaster: 1970–2005 2 (2nd ed.). Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. pp. 96, 165. ISBN 978-1-85414-303-7.
- ↑ 2010 Bus Tender Result Transport For London
- ↑ Press Release Transport For London
- ↑ Route 10 Map Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 10 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable