London Buses route 278
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| 278 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | Abellio London |
| Garage | Hayes |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 11 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Heathrow Central bus station |
| Via | Hayes & Harlington Hillingdon Ickenham West Ruislip |
| End | Ruislip |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 15-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 37-60 minutes |
| Operates | 04:00 until 00:45 |
London Buses route 278 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Heathrow Airport and Ruislip. It is operated by Abellio London with 11 vehicles from Hayes (WS) garage[1] covering a distance of 10 miles. When operation of this route commenced on 7 December 2019, it replaced the withdrawn section of London Buses route 140 between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow Airport.[2]
History
Route number 278 was previously used from 1960 to 1993.[3]
The present Route 278 was proposed in 2017 as part of a wider raft of changes to the Transport for London bus network in anticipation of changing travel patterns due to the introduction of Elizabeth line services providing new transport connections from Reading and Heathrow in the West to Abbey Wood and Shenfield in the East via Central London.[4]
From the beginning, it was intended that the introduction of Route 278 would coincide with the withdrawal of Route 140 between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow Airport as well as the introduction of Limited stop Route X140 serving only major stops between Heathrow Airport and Harrow Bus station.[4] When the proposals were initially put to public consultation in July 2017 the route was planned to operate with a 12 min frequency Monday to Saturday daytimes.[4] When the results of the consultation where published in November 2018 this was revised to a 15 min frequency and an unchanged 20 min frequency on evenings and Sundays.[5]
During November 2019, it was announced that changes to Route 140, along with the introduction of routes 278, X140 and N140 would be implemented on 7 December 2019.[6][7][8]
Route 278 restores connections that were severed with the withdrawal of Route 98 between Hillingdon Hill and Ruislip Station via Long Lane in 1989.[9]
Current route
Route 278 serves these primary locations:[10]
- Heathrow Central Bus station
- Heathrow Airport North
- Harlington
- Hayes & Harlington station
- Uxbridge County Court
- Hillingdon station
- Ickenham station
- West Ruislip station
- Ruislip High Street (Set down only)
- Ruislip station (Pick up only)
References
- ^ "London Bus Routes 278 timetable". www.londonbusroutes.net. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "London Bus Route 140". www.londonbuses.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "London Transport Central Area Routes 277–279". Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Changes to suburban bus services to support the Elizabeth line. London: Transport for London. 2017. pp. 31–32.
- ^ Proposed changes to buses in West London for the opening of the Elizabeth Line - Response to issues raised. London: Transport for London. 2018. p. 6.
- ^ "Have your say on proposed changes to buses in West, South-East and North-East London for the opening of the Elizabeth Line - Transport for London - Citizen Space". consultations.tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "These 4 New Bus Routes Are Now Up And Running In West London". Londonist. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Transport for London announces new bus services for Harrow and Brent". Harrow Times. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "London Bus Route 98". www.londonbuses.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "London Bus Route 278". www.londonbuses.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-11.