N98
| N98 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Operator | Metroline |
| Garage | Edgware (EW) Willesden (AC) |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10.1m Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Plaxton President |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 13 |
| Night-time | 23:30pm until 6:00am |
| Route | |
| Start | Stanmore |
| Via | Queensbury Kingsbury Neasden Willesden Kilburn Edgware Road Marble Arch Oxford Circus |
| End | Holborn |
| Length | 13 miles (21 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Nights |
| Frequency | About every 20-30 minutes |
| Weekend frequency | Weekends: About every 10-15 minutes |
| Journey time | 50-61 minutes |
| The frequency given is the general frequency, throughout the night. | |
London Buses route N98 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is contracted to Metroline.
- History
Route N98 was introduced in 1960 when the night buses were renumbered with an “N” prefix from the 2×× series, and so the 298 became N98. It ran from Trafalgar Square to Hornchurch Garage via Tottenham Court Road Station, Holborn, St. Paul’s, Bank, Aldgate, Stepney Green, Mile End, Bow, Stratford, Forest Gate, Manor Park, Ilford, Seven Kings, Chadwell Heath, Romford and Roneo Corner. The Hornchurch extension was cut back to Romford Station, but some journeys were extended from Trafalgar Square to Victoria via Westminster for crews’ meal reliefs. It was one of the few night routes in the early days to run on Saturday night, but the service only came into central London as far as Holborn. The Trafalgar Square to Oxford Circus section was withdrawn in 2003, with no replacement, and instead rerouted to Holborn Red Lion Square. The original service now forms part of 24-hour route 25.
Night bus N98 runs a night service for route 98 between Holborn and Willesden, and then continues to Stanmore via Kingsbury and Neasden as a night service for the Northern end of the Jubilee Line. The route is structured so that every other bus runs beyond Willesden to Stanmore.
The route was also on a contract to Centrewest, operating from Alperton (ON), using Leyland Olympians and MCW Metrobuses. In 2003, the allocation was transferred to Metroline, operating from Willesden (AC) and Edgware (EW), using Volvo B7TL / Plaxton President double deckers.
In June 2013, Alexander Dennis Enviro400 double deckers were introduced.
- Current route
· Stanmore Station · Queensbury Station · Kingsbury Station · Blackbird Cross · Neasden Shopping Centre · Willesden Bus Garage · Kilburn High Road Station · Maida Vale Station · Edgware Road (Circle/District/Hammersmith & City Lines) Station · Edgware Road (Bakerloo Line) Station · Marble Arch Station · Oxford Circus Station · Tottenham Court Road Station · Goodge Street Station · Holborn Red Lion Square
- External links
- Full timetable (PDF)
Read more about this topic: List Of Night Buses In London