Number: | 153 |
Bgcolor: | red |
Titlecolor: | white |
Operator: | Go-Ahead London |
Garage: | Waterloo |
Vehicle: | Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV |
Pvr: | 11 |
Night: | No night service |
Start: | Finsbury Park bus station |
Via: | Holloway Barnsbury Islington Barbican |
End: | Liverpool Street bus station |
Level: | Daily |
Frequency: | Around every 12-20 minutes |
Day: | 04:55 until 00:44 |
Time: | 25-52 minutes |
London Buses route 153 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Finsbury Park and Liverpool Street bus stations, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
In July 2017, it was announced that the route would be entirely operated by electric buses by 2019.[1]
From 5 December 2020, the route was extended from Finsbury Square to Liverpool Street station.[2]
In February 2018, the route finally became entirely operated by electric buses following the deployment of 11 Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV bodied single-decker buses from BYD. Around this time, the route also transferred from HCT Group to Go-Ahead London.[3] [4]
Route 153 operates via these primary locations:[5]
The route is operated from Go-Ahead London's Waterloo bus garage, which has had charging points fitted to accommodate the electric buses.[6] [7] It operates with a frequency of 5 buses per hour during the day and 3 buses per hour during the evening.