N87
| N87 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | Stockwell (SW) |
| Vehicle | Volvo B7TL 10m / Wright Eclipse Gemini Alexander Dennis Enviro400H Hybrid 10.2m |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 16 |
| Night-time | 0:00am until 6:00am |
| Route | |
| Start | Aldwych |
| Via | Charing Cross Westminster Vauxhall Wandsworth Town Clapham Junction Wandsworth Wimbledon |
| End | Kingston |
| Length | 14 miles (23 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Nights |
| Frequency | About every 15 minutes |
| Weekend frequency | Weekends: About every 10 minutes |
| Journey time | 59-69 minutes |
| The frequency given is the general frequency, throughout the night. | |
London Buses route N87 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is contracted to Go-Ahead London.
- History
The N87 was a long-standing night-route with its origins as an all-night tram service. Introduced as route 287 after the withdrawal of the trams in 1952, it ran in both directions around a circular route in a figure of “8” from Victoria Embankment via Westminster, Kennington, Balham, Clapham, Tooting, Streatham, Brixton, Stockwell, Kennington, Elephant & Castle and Blackfriars back to Victoria Embankment. It was re-numbered N87 in 1960 in order to free up its original number for the new bus routes which were replacing the trolleybus services from the late 1950s. In later years it was rerouted to serve Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Strand and Fleet Street instead of Victoria Embankment. Buses ran both ways around the loops every 24 minutes, which in those days made it the most frequent (and regular) night bus. It was replaced in the mid-1990s by a number of other routes when the re-organisation and enhancement of the night bus network took place, and is now covered mainly by the 88, today’s N44 and the N133. On 3 June 2006, route N77 was renumbered N87. At the same time route N87 was withdrawn between Kingston and Tolworth.
- Current route
· Aldwych · Strand · Charing Cross Station · Trafalgar Square · Whitehall · Parliament Square · Westminster Station · Millbank for Tate Britain · Vauxhall Bridge · Vauxhall Station Bus Station · Wandsworth Road · Wandsworth Road Station · Lavender Hill · Clapham Junction Station · St John's Hill · Marcilly Road · Wandsworth Common North Side · Huguenot Place · East Hill · Wandsworth High Street · Wandsworth Wandsworth Plain · Buckhold Road · Merton Road · Durnsford Road for Wimbledon Park Station · Gap Road · Alexandra Road · Wimbledon Bridge · Wimbledon Station · Worple Road · Pepys Road · Raynes Park Station · Coombe Lane · West Barnes Lane · Burlington Road · New Malden Police Station · Kingston Road · Cambridge Road · London Road · Fairfield North · Kingston Fairfield Road Bus Station
- External links
- Full timetable (PDF)
Read more about this topic: List Of Night Buses In London