London Buses route 52
| 52 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Metroline |
| Route | |
| Start | Willesden |
| Via |
Kensal Rise Ladbroke Grove Notting Hill Kensington Palace Knightsbridge Hyde Park Corner |
| End | Victoria bus station |
London Buses route 52 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. It runs between Willesden garage and Victoria bus station, and is operated by Metroline.
History
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In 1969 frequency cuts led to over 2000 passengers signing a petition for the improvement of route 52.[1]
In December 1993 the contract to run the route was won by London Coaches, who in July 1994 transferred the route to its Atlas Bus & Coach subsidiary as it had a garage in Willesden, close to the route's terminus.[2] Atlas operated the route with Leyland Titans in a route-specific livery.[3] In November 1994, route 52 was included in the sale of Atlas Bus & Coach to Metroline.[2]
On 8 December 2012, route 52 was retained by Metroline. [4]
Current route
Route 52 operates via these primary locations:[5]
- Willesden Garage Pound Lane
- Kensal Rise station
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- Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's
- Ladbroke Grove station
- Notting Hill Gate station
- Kensington Church Street for High Street Kensington station
- Kensington Palace
- Royal Albert Hall
- Knightsbridge station
- Hyde Park station
- Victoria bus station
for Victoria station 
References
- ↑ London Transport (Bus Route 52) (Hansard, 25 July 1969)
- 1 2 McLachlan, Tom (1995). London Buses 1985-1995: Managing The Change. Venture Publications. p. 67. ISBN 1-898432-74-0.
- ↑ McLachlan p.68
- ↑ "Route 52/N52 - award announced 26 April 2012". TfL. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ Route 52 Map Transport for London
External links
Media related to London Buses route 52 at Wikimedia Commons- Timetable