London Buses route 23

Infobox London Bus
number=23


ibus=yes
operator=First Centrewest
length= 8 miles (13 km)
time= 46-95 minutes
vehicle= Dennis Trident 2/Alexander Dennis ALX400
Alexander Dennis Enviro400
garage=Westbourne Park (X)
start=Liverpool Street
end=Westbourne Park
via=Aldwych
Oxford Circus
Paddington
Ladbroke Grove
level=24-hour service
frequency=About every 6 minutes
night=24-hour service
pvr=40
day=24-hour service

London Buses route 23 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First Centrewest.

Due to its 24-hour service and high frequency it is one of the busiest routes in London and is very popular with 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.

History

The current route only dates back to 1992. The original route 23 was renumbered route 15 on May 18, 1985. The route has always been operated by First (formerly Centrewest). It mainly used Routemasters including an open top one, along with MCW Metrobuses. In 2002 low floor conversion began with Plaxton bodied Tridents and Alexander ALX 400s with the last RML running on the 15 November 2003. Since 2004 Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs have been running. And more recently in May 2008 Alexander Dennis Enviro400s were introduced to the route.

Current route

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

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"

Gallery

ee also

* List of bus routes in London
* First Centrewest

External links

* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport for London]
* [http://www.londonbusesbyadam.fotopic.net London Bus Routes Fotopic]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/023.pdf Timetable (PDF)]