London Buses route 9
| 9 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | London United |
| Garage | Stamford Brook (V)[1] |
| Vehicle | New Routemaster |
| Night-time | Night bus N9 |
| Route | |
| Start | Hammersmith bus station |
| Via | Kensington Hyde Park Corner Trafalgar Square |
| End | Aldwych |
London Buses Route 9 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. It runs between Hammersmith bus station and Aldwych. It is operated by London United.
History
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Route 9 has been called "London's oldest existing bus route".[2][3][4][5][6] Its origin goes as far back as 1851, although the routes 11 and 12 also date from this time.[7][8]
Current route
[change | change source]Route 9 operates via these primary locations:[9]
- Hammersmith bus station
for Hammersmith tube stations
- Hammersmith Broadway
- Brook Green
- West Kensington North End Road
- Kensington Olympia station
- Kensington High Street
- High Street Kensington station
- Kensington Palace
- Royal Albert Hall
- Knightsbridge station
- Hyde Park Corner station
- Mayfair Old Park Lane
- Green Park station
- Piccadilly
- Piccadilly Circus
- Trafalgar Square
- Charing Cross station
- Strand
- Covent Gardens Southampton Street
- Aldwych Drury Lane/Somerset House
In 1978, route 9 was called the "very best and least expensive tour of London" as it passed Hyde Park, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, Strand, Savoy Hotel, Simpsons of Piccadilly, Fleet Street, Lombard Street and George and Vulture.[10] The current route passes Kensington Palace and Kensington Gardens.[11] It also passes the Design Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Wellington Arch, Apsley House, New Zealand War Memorial, The Athenaeum Hotel, The Ritz London Hotel, The Wolseley, St James's Palace, National Gallery, Duke of York Column, Nelson's Column, Eleanor cross, Savoy Hotel, Savoy Theatre and Somerset House.[12]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Our services". RATP Dev London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "London's bus riders fear not seeing red". Toledo Blade. 6 August 1991. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "London's red double-decker bus, a part of heritage, may become extinct". The Southeast Missourian. 5 August 1991. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ Bivens, Matt (7 August 1991). "London's double-decker bus may soon be extinct". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ Bivens, Matt (6 August 1991). "Double-deckers face extinction in London". Ocala Star-Banner. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "Those red double-deckers may be things of the past". The Hour. 9 September 1991. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ Prynn, Jonathan (12 May 2014). "Route to riches: to see most expensive parts of London, hop on a Number 9". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ Marshall, Prince (1973). Wheels of London. The Westerham Press. p. 7. ISBN 0-7230-0068-9.
- ↑ Route 9 Map Transport for London
- ↑ Lo Bello, Nino (2 December 1978). "Bus Nine: Great way to tour London". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "London". Gainesville Sun. 11 March 1990. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Porter, Laura. "Number 9 London Bus Route". About. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
Other websites
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