List of Night Buses in London - N97

N97

London Buses route N97 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is contracted to London United.

History

Night Bus Route N97 has the distinction of being the shortest dedicated Night Bus Route at only 6 miles (9.7 km) long. However, the route began as the 297 in October 1934 (itself being renumbered from route 614) and ran between Liverpool Street and Turnham Green. It was renumbered as N97 in 1960. It ran between Liverpool Street and Turnham Green Garage via Bank, St. Paul’s, Ludgate Circus, Fleet Street, Strand, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Green Park, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, South Kensington, Fulham Broadway, Dawes Road, Hammersmith and Stamford Brook. It was subsequently rerouted to serve Earl’s Court. In 1977, when the Piccadilly Line was extended to Heathrow, the N97 underwent a major change when it was extended to Heathrow Airport via Chiswick, Gunnersbury, Brentford, Isleworth, Hounslow, Hounslow West, Cranford and Harlington Corner, and at the same time was introduced on Saturday night/Sunday morning and substantially increased in frequency. There is no day counterpart to the route, and to travel along this route during the day from Hammersmith one would need to take route 190 to West Brompton, route 74 to Hyde Park Corner and route 9 to Trafalgar Square.

The route is primarily used as a night replacement for the Piccadilly Line between Piccadilly Circus and Hammersmith Stations. Passengers can then continue their journey using night routes N91 (to Cockfosters) or N9 (to Heathrow). There is currently no night service for the Uxbridge branch.

Current route

· Trafalgar Square Northumberland Avenue · Cockspur Street · Pall Mall · Waterloo Place · Lower Regent Street · Piccadilly Circus Station · Piccadilly · Green Park Station · Hyde Park Corner Station · Knightsbridge · Knightsbridge Station · Brompton Road · Cromwell Road · Exhibition Road · South Kensington Station · Old Brompton Road · Bute Street · Harrington Road · Queens Gate · Cromwell Road · Gloucester Road Station · Cromwell Hospital · Earl's Court Road · Earl's Court Station · West Brompton Station · Lillie Road · Fulham Palace Road · Charing Cross Hospital · Hammersmith Bus Station (District/ Picadilly Lines) for Hammersmith Station (Hammersmith & City Line)

External links

• Full timetable (PDF)