Proposed changes to bus route 319
Proposals
We are proposing to permanently withdraw the presently suspended weekend-only night service on bus route 319.
It ran on the same routeing as the day service on route 319, between Streatham Hill, Telford Avenue and Sloane Square Station via Tooting Bec Station.
Please see the map below for more details.
Why?
London’s bus network is our most affordable, accessible, and available form of public transport and offers the main sustainable alternative to cars for those journeys that cannot easily be walked or cycled. It is also London’s most flexible mode of public transport.
We continuously review and adapt the bus network to reflect changing customer needs. This includes proposing changes to existing bus routes, so services operate in areas where our customers need them most.
Read more about how we are increasing the number of bus journeys by making bus travel better, faster and greener in our Bus action plan.
Why we propose to withdraw the weekend only night bus service part of route 319
- Night Tube services were suspended in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Weekend-only night bus routes were also suspended, including the service on route 319
- We are proposing to permanently withdraw the weekend-only night bus route because there was limited usage on the route before the pandemic and this number of passengers would not justify its reintroduction; withdrawing the route will help ensure that resources are available in areas where they are needed more
- The weekend only night bus service on route 319 was suspended in March 2020 when Night Tube services ceased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The route has remained suspended and as such its permanent withdrawal would not impact any existing passengers
How it impacts you
- We have conducted an Equality Impact Assessment on this proposal and it has highlighted that no passengers would be negatively impacted by this proposal, as the weekend-only night bus service on route 319 has not operated since March 2020 and as such has no existing passengers
- There is a comprehensive existing night bus network, as well as Night Tube to help people make journeys at night in this area
- The night bus network is extensive in inner South West London. Night services on routes 57, 159, N109, N133 and N250 serve the same roads as route 319 between Streatham Hill (Telford Avenue) and Tooting Bec Gardens
- A number of night services also run on the same roads as the 319 between Northcote Road and Sloane Square, including:
- N11 between Sloane Square and Beaufort Street
- N19 between Sloane Square and Battersea Park Road
- N22 between Sloane Square and Beaufort Street
- N31 between Kings Road and Battersea Park Road
- 24-hour routes 35 and 37 on Northcote Road between St. John’s Hill (A3036) and Battersea Rise (A205)
- N137 provides a connection between Sloane Square and Streatham Hill, but follows a different routeing to the N31
- Night Tube serves Tooting Bec Station on the Northern Line
With the Mayor’s Hopper fare, adult rate pay as you go fares on buses and trams gives you unlimited journeys for £1.75, made within one hour of touching in. Hopper fare also applies to discounted rate travel.
More Information
We have provided more information to help you respond:
If you would like to discuss the proposals further with us, please get in touch at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk and we can respond to your queries directly.
Accessible Information
We want to make sure everyone is able to take part in our consultations. To help make it accessible to everyone we have provided:
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Connecting with London's deaf community on our consultations
To further enhance how we consult with London's deaf community we offer:
- British Sign Language (BSL) videos of our proposals and survey
- A BSL conversation service. This allows the TfL consultation lead to have a two-way BSL translated discussion with a BSL user. To request a BSL conversation please contact us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk and we will be in contact to arrange a convenient time
Tell us your views
You can reply by completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete or if you are short on time, you can submit a quick response.
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The closing date for comments is 25 February 2025.
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You can use our question tool during the consultation period. We will respond to your questions as soon as we can.
You can also contact us by email, via our telephone call back service (020 3054 6037) or in writing (FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY)
Return to the top of the pageNext steps
These proposals are subject to the outcome of our consultation. Once consultation ends on Sunday 23 February 2025, we will spend time considering all the responses we receive and will prepare a consultation report.
The consultation report will help us reach a decision about whether to permanently withdraw the suspended weekend only night bus service for bus route 319.
The report will be available to everyone that takes part in the consultation and a copy will be published on our website.
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