London Buses route 23

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23

London Buses
Management
Operated by	First London
Garage	Westbourne Park
Vehicle	Dennis Trident 2/Alexander Dennis ALX400 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400
PVR †	40
Route
Start	Liverpool Street
Via	Aldwych Oxford Circus Paddington Ladbroke Grove
End	Westbourne Park
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Service
Level	24-hour service
Frequency	About every 6 minutes
Journey time	46-95 minutes
Day	24-hour service
Night	24-hour service
Adult single fares
Oyster	90p
Cash	£2.00
† peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance
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London Buses route 23 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London.

Due to its 24-hour service and high frequency it is one of London's more busier bus routes and a popular tourist route connecting famous sites such as St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street and Oxford Street as well as three mainline rail terminals.

Contents 1 History 2 Current route 2.1 Route departing Liverpool Street 2.2 Route departing Westbourne Park 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

The current route only dates back to 1992. The original route 23 was renumbered route 15 on May 18, 1985.

[edit] Current route

[edit] Route departing Liverpool Street Liverpool Street Station Bus Station Old Broad Street Threadneedle Street Bank Station Queen Victoria Street Mansion House Station Queen Victoria Street Friday Street Cannon Street St Paul's Churchyard Ludgate Hill City Thameslink Station Ludgate Circus Fleet Street Strand Aldwych Strand Charing Cross Station Strand Charing Cross Trafalgar Square Cockspur Street Pall Mall Waterloo Place Regent Street Piccadilly Circus Station Regent Street Oxford Circus Station Oxford Street Bond Street Station Oxford Street Marble Arch Station Park Lane Cumberland Gate Marble Arch Edgware Road (junction with Sussex Gardens for Edgware Road (Bakerloo and Circle/District/Hammersmith & City Lines) Stations) Sussex Gardens Norfolk Place Praed Street Paddington Station Eastbourne Terrace Bishop's Bridge Road Westbourne Grove Kensington Park Road Elgin Crescent Ladbroke Grove Ladbroke Grove Station Ladbroke Grove double run via Canal Way to Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's Ladbroke Grove Kensal Road Golborne Road Elkstone Road Great Western Road Westbourne Park Station

[edit] Route departing Westbourne Park Westbourne Park Station Great Western Road Elkstone Road Golborne Road Kensal Road Ladbroke Grove double run via Canal Way to Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury's Ladbroke Grove Ladbroke Grove Station Ladbroke Grove Elgin Crescent Colville Terrace Colville Road Westbourne Grove Bishop's Bridge Road Eastbourne Terrace Paddington Station Praed Street Edgware Road (Circle/District/Hammersmith & City Lines) Station (near Edgware Road (Bakerloo Line) Station) Edgware Road Marble Arch Station Oxford Street Bond Street Station Oxford Street Oxford Circus Station Regent Street Piccadilly Circus Station The Haymarket Cockspur Street Trafalgar Square Charing Cross Strand Charing Cross railway station Strand Aldwych Strand Fleet Street Ludgate Circus City Thameslink Station Ludgate Hill St Paul's Churchyard Cannon Street Mansion House Station Queen Victoria Street Bank Station Threadneedle Street Old Broad Street Liverpool Street Station Bus Station

[edit] Gallery

Plaxton President operation of route 23

Alexander ALX400 operation of route 23

[edit] See also

• List of bus routes in London
• First London

[edit] External links

• Transport for London
• London Bus Routes Fotopic
• London Bus Routes
• Timetable (PDF)

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