I have, this week, received the following information from Transport for London, which impacts bus route 153, which runs from Finsbury Park Bus Station to Liverpool Street Bus Station. Please do let me know if this causes major issues for you and I will happily make those representations to TfL.
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“I am writing to let you know about a bus service change taking place in your area over the coming weeks. We continuously review services to ensure they reflect customer demand and offer value for money. As part of this work, we have identified that frequency changes and longer operating hours are required at certain times on a bus route to meet current and expected demand.
The changes are:
Route 153 (Finsbury Park Bus Station to Liverpool Street Bus Station)
From Saturday 1 February buses will operate every 15 minutes instead of every 12 minutes during the daytime on all days of the week (from 06:00 until about 19:00 Monday to Fridays, 08:30 until about 19:00 on Saturdays, and 09:30 until about 19:00 on Sundays). There is no change to the frequency at any other time. The busiest section of this route is in the morning peak in the Barnsbury area towards Liverpool Street and four buses per hour is enough to meet current and expected demand.
We will keep the changes under close review to ensure demand continues to be met. The flexible nature of the bus network means we can make changes such as frequency adjustments at relatively short notice if required.
Bus Action Plan
We are continually improving and adapting our bus network, including its expansion in many parts of outer London. Our Bus Action Plan aims to increase the number of customers choosing to travel by bus across London by making bus travel more reliable, faster and greener. Journeys are getting better with new comfortable zero emission buses, we are investing in more bus lanes and the latest traffic light technology to improve reliability, and we are bringing in more real-time information at stops and on buses.
We will be emailing customers and other local stakeholders ahead of the changes taking place and bus stop publicity will also be updated. We encourage customers to check their journeys using the planning tools on our website or the TfL Go app.