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On this webpage you can find out more about our proposal to withdraw the 605 school bus service in Barnet.
By clicking on each of the buttons below, you can read more about what is proposed and how this may impact you.
The consultation period has now closed. You can find updates on the scheme in the 'Latest news' section.
Proposal
We are proposing to no longer run school bus service route 605. It currently provides one journey in the morning and one journey in the afternoon, running between Burnt Oak Station and Totteridge & Whetstone station. It primarily serves Mill Hill County High School.
We keep all our bus services under regular review to ensure that we are providing services where there is demand for them. Passenger data and recent on-bus surveys found that the 605 is not well used.
A survey carried out in November 2024 showed that only 23 people used the morning service and 19 people used the afternoon service.
The 605 route is largely also served by route 251, except the sections around Marsh Lane for the morning journey and Hammers Lane for the afternoon journey. Our surveys showed that the majority of customers currently travelling on the 605 service would be able to complete their journey using route 251.
We are therefore proposing to withdraw the 605 in order to reduce excess capacity on the bus network and allow us to reallocate our resources to areas where there is greater demand.
Our surveys show that the majority of customers who use the 605 can complete their journey using route 251.
However, for a small number of people, withdrawing the 605 would mean they may have to walk for a further ten minutes to access locations around Marsh Lane and Hammers Lane.
This means that some people may have a longer journey to reach their destination.
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.
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
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 Monday 7 April 2025.
On this webpage you can find out more about our proposal to withdraw the 605 school bus service in Barnet.
By clicking on each of the buttons below, you can read more about what is proposed and how this may impact you.
The consultation period has now closed. You can find updates on the scheme in the 'Latest news' section.
Proposal
We are proposing to no longer run school bus service route 605. It currently provides one journey in the morning and one journey in the afternoon, running between Burnt Oak Station and Totteridge & Whetstone station. It primarily serves Mill Hill County High School.
We keep all our bus services under regular review to ensure that we are providing services where there is demand for them. Passenger data and recent on-bus surveys found that the 605 is not well used.
A survey carried out in November 2024 showed that only 23 people used the morning service and 19 people used the afternoon service.
The 605 route is largely also served by route 251, except the sections around Marsh Lane for the morning journey and Hammers Lane for the afternoon journey. Our surveys showed that the majority of customers currently travelling on the 605 service would be able to complete their journey using route 251.
We are therefore proposing to withdraw the 605 in order to reduce excess capacity on the bus network and allow us to reallocate our resources to areas where there is greater demand.
Our surveys show that the majority of customers who use the 605 can complete their journey using route 251.
However, for a small number of people, withdrawing the 605 would mean they may have to walk for a further ten minutes to access locations around Marsh Lane and Hammers Lane.
This means that some people may have a longer journey to reach their destination.
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.
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
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 Monday 7 April 2025.
Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
Final report
this is an upcoming stage for 605 bus route
The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
We keep all our bus services under regular review to ensure that we are providing services where there is demand for them. Passenger data and recent on-bus surveys found that the 605 is not well used.
