London Buses route 425
| 425 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Tower Transit |
| Garage | Lea Interchange (LI) |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 9 |
| Route | |
| Start | Stratford bus station |
| Via | Bow Mile End South Hackney Homerton University Hospital Clapton Pond |
| End | Clapton |
| Length | 5 miles (8.0 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 25-49 minutes |
| Operates | 04:20 until 00:59 |
London Buses route 425 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Stratford bus station and Clapton, it is operated by Tower Transit.
History
Route 425 commenced on 5 July 2008.[1][2][3] Docklands Buses were awarded a five-year contract to operate the route.[4]
Upon being re-tendered in October 2012 it was awarded to First London.[5] However by the time of the handover on 6 July 2013 First London had been sold to Tower Transit and thus the contract was novated. [6][7][8] It is operated by Alexander Dennis Enviro400s.
Current route
- Stratford bus station
for Stratford station 
- Stratford High Street station
- Bow Church station
- Bow Road station
- Mile End station
- St Barnabas's Church
- Victoria Park
- South Hackney
- Homerton
- Homerton University Hospital
- Lower Clapton
- Clapton Pond
- Clapton Nightingale Road
References
- ^ Improved bus services in Stratford, Clapton & Bow Transport for London 1 July 2008
- ^ Stratford to Clapton on the 425 BBC News 2 July 2008
- ^ Bus Route 425 London Bus Routes
- ^ Bus tender results Route 425 Transport for London 4 October 2007
- ^ Bus tender results Route 425 Transport for London 25 October 2012
- ^ FirstGroup Announces Sale of Eight London Bus Depots FirstGroup 9 April 2013
- ^ Aberdeen firm FirstGroup sells off depots for £80m BBC News 9 April 2013
- ^ Date set for Aussie takeover of London bus routes Australasian Bus & Coach 14 June 2013
External links
Media related to London Buses route 425 at Wikimedia Commons
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