London Buses route 237
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| Management | |
| Operated by | Metroline |
| Garage | Brentford (BD) |
| Vehicle | Dennis Trident 2 9.9m /Alexander ALX400 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 22 |
| Route | |
| Start | Hounslow Heath |
| Via | Hounslow Brentford Kew Bridge Turnham Green Chiswick |
| End | Shepherd's Bush Green |
| Length | |
| Service | |
| Level | High |
| Frequency | About every 8-12 minutes |
| Journey time | 37-67 minites |
| Night | No night service |
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London Buses route 237 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. This route is currently contracted to Metroline.
[edit] History
Route 237 was introduced in the early 1950s and back then it was totally different from what it is today. It started at Hounslow Garage, followed the current route 235 and finished at Chertsey station. Single-deck buses were used on the route.
In 1982 the route was extended to replace the Shepherd's Bush Green section of route 117 and the section between Sunbury and Chertsey Station was withdrawn. It was converted to double-deck operation at the same time.
In 1996 the section between Sunbury Hill and Hounslow Heath was withdrawn, being replaced by route 235. In 2003 London United lost the contract of route 237 and the route was transferred to Armchair, and the route was converted to low-floor double-deck operation.
[edit] Current route
- Hounslow Heath
- Hounslow Bus Station
- Brentford
- Kew Bridge railway station
- Gunnersbury station
- Turnham Green
- Stamford Brook Bus Garage
- Stamford Brook tube station
- Starch Green
- Goldhawk Road tube station
- Shepherd's Bush Green for Central Line Station
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