SL3 | |
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Overview | |
Operator | Stagecoach London |
Garage | Bromley |
Vehicle | New Routemaster |
Peak vehicle requirement | 15 |
Began service | 24 February 2024 |
Route | |
Start | Thamesmead |
Via | Abbey Wood Bexleyheath Sidcup Chislehurst Bickley |
End | Bromley North station |
Service | |
Level | Daily |
London Buses route SL3 is a Transport for London contracted Superloop express bus route in London, England. Running between Thamesmead and Bromley North station, it is operated by Stagecoach London.
On 21 July 2023, a consultation for route SL3 was opened by Transport for London, and closed on 4 September the same year. The route parallels part of route 301 between Thamesmead and Bexleyheath, and part of route 269 between Bexleyheath Shopping Centre and Bromley North station.[1] Route SL3 was awarded to Stagecoach London on 20 October.[2] TfL claimed that 67% of the feedback it received reflected that route SL3 would make their journeys more convenient, and 70% said the new route would reduce their travel time.[3]
Route SL3 was introduced on 24 February 2024, using New Routemasters.[4][5][2] It is operated by Stagecoach London.[6][7]
Route SL3 operates via these primary locations:[8]
The route operates at a frequency of a bus every 12 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays and a bus every 15 minutes on Sundays.[9]