452 bus route changes

Why?

Before March 2022, route 452 operated between Kensal Rise Station and Vauxhall Bus Station. Between March and August 2022, urban realm works took place at the Kensal Rise bus stand and as a result, route 452 was temporarily curtailed to Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s and this has continued.

Route 52 operates between Willesden Bus Garage and Victoria Bus Station. Routes 52 and 452 share the same route alignment between Knightsbridge Station and Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s. Routes 52 and 452 both operate every 10 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday with extra services provided in the weekday morning peak on route 52 towards Victoria. Where routes 52 and 452 operate along the same roads, at the busiest time of the day, there is a bus every 4 minutes.

Although passenger numbers have increased on route 452 since 2021, they are still down on numbers before the pandemic. The current passenger numbers at the busiest time of day require a bus every 8-9 minutes between Knightsbridge and Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s.

We are proposing to change route 452 to operate between Vauxhall and Notting Hill Gate and to mitigate this, we are proposing to run an extra journey on route 52 in the evening peak to match passenger demand.

This change would also help us manage our resources better to match passenger demand on the bus network. A map showing the proposed changes to route 452 can be seen below.

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How it impacts journeys

We have carried out an Equality impact assessment on this proposal and it has highlighted that some passengers are going to be negatively impacted by this proposal.

The impacted passengers are those that would need to change buses to start or complete journeys.

Passengers wishing to use the bus network between Notting Hill Gate and Kensal Rise would have to use route 52. Route 452 would continue to share part of its alignment with route 52 between Notting Hill Gate and Knightsbridge Station. This would allow passengers to change between the two routes at any stop on this section, allowing passengers to either start or complete their journeys.

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.

Equalities Impact Assessment

Our Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) identifies:

• The affects these proposals could have on people
• How we propose to minimise any negative impacts

After we’ve considered all comments, the EqIA will be reviewed and may be updated.

We use the EqIA to help us decide if, and how, we should proceed with these proposals.

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More Information

We have provided more information to help you respond:

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:

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.

The closing date for comments is 13 December 2024.

Questions?

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)

Next steps

If we go ahead with the proposals, the route would change in the autumn of 2025.

If you have registered for updates, we will send you an email with the consultation report, our response to issues raised during the consultation plus our decision in the spring of 2025.