The change was proposed as a part of an even bigger overview of central London buses in 2022 however is just now being carried out.
Campaigners had urged a rethink of the modifications to the 211, typically dubbed the 'hospital bus' as a result of it hyperlinks St Thomas', the Royal Brompton, the Royal Marsden, Chelsea & Westminster and Charing Cross hospitals.
TfL mentioned this week:
From Saturday 29 June route 211 might be modified to run from Hammersmith Higher Bus Station to Battersea Energy Station by way of Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Broadway, King's Street, Sloane Sq. and Chelsea Bridge. Route 77 will now begin and end on the Higher Taxi Street at Waterloo Station.
Route 211 will now run from Hammersmith Higher Bus Station by way of its present path to Sloane Sq. the place it will likely be rerouted by way of Decrease Sloane Avenue, Chelsea Bridge Street, Chelsea Bridge, Queenstown Street, Queen's Circus, Prince Of Wales Drive and Battersea Park Street to terminate at Battersea Energy Station. The present part of route between Sloane Sq. and Waterloo will now not be served by route 211 nevertheless passengers can nonetheless use route 11 which is able to cowl the withdrawn part of route 211. Passengers can interchange between the 11 and 211 in each instructions on the Sloane Sq. bus stops situated on Decrease Sloane Avenue.
Route 211 will proceed to run each 8-9 minutes throughout the daytime on Monday to Fridays, each 10 minutes throughout the daytime on Saturdays and each quarter-hour throughout the night and all day on Sundays.
TfL added:
Route 77 could have its routeing and stops amended at Waterloo Station. In the direction of Waterloo route 77 will now not serve bus cease F at County Corridor or the present final cease on Live performance Corridor Strategy. As an alternative, buses might be rerouted by way of Station Strategy Street to Cab Street setting down by entrance / exit quantity 3 at Waterloo mainline station.
On departure to Tooting route 77 buses will choose up from bus cease B on Cab Street earlier than re-joining the present routeing on York Street. Route 77 buses will now not choose up from bus cease T on Live performance Corridor Strategy.
There might be a minor timetable change on route 77 to mirror the brand new routeing nevertheless no change to the departure occasions of first and final buses on any day of the week. The route will proceed to run each 10 minutes throughout the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and each 12 minutes throughout the night and all day on Sundays.
Source : https://www.se1.news/bus-211-waterloo-station-rerouted/
