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We are proposing to permanently withdraw the school bus route 654.
The consultation period has now closed. You can find updates on the scheme in the 'Latest news' section.
Proposal
We are proposing to permanently withdraw the school bus route 654. It currently provides one journey in the morning and one in the afternoon between Addington Village Interchange and Ramsden Estate to primarily serve the Harris Academy Orpington. It also passes Ravens Wood School and St Olave’s Grammar School.
Please view map below for route 654 and parallel services 353, 664,R1.
Recent on-bus surveys found usage to be low with around 40 trips in the morning (50% of the total users are adults) and around 60 trips in the afternoon (15% of total users are adults)
At Harris Academy Orpington demand is around 6 passengers in the morning and 10 passengers in the afternoon
The 654 is largely paralleled by route 353 between Addington Village and Harris Academy Orpington. It is also paralleled by school route 664 between Addington Village and Keston. When looking where to save money on the bus network we look at locations and routes where at present, we run excess capacity and can look to match the service with the demand for that service
This change will allow us to better use our limited resources; operating a more efficient bus service helps us make financial savings that can be reinvested in other parts of the London bus network, including in areas where there is not enough bus capacity to meet customer needs
You can also view linear maps for bus routes 654, 353 and 664.
Most passengers using the 654 will be able to make their journey on either route 664 or route 353 without the need to change buses. There is enough capacity on these routes to accommodate those passengers
If you use the 654 bus service currently between Chelsfield and Harris Academy, you will have to use the bus route R1 (runs every 20 mins) and change at Orpington High Street for route 353 or route R4 to complete your journey. This also applies for the return journey in the afternoon
There is same stop interchange at Orpington High Street in both directions:
Towards Harris Academy: Bus Stop R ‘High Street/Orpington War Memorial’, (with a shelter and lighting)
Towards Chelsfield: Bus Stop S ‘High Street/Orpington War Memorial’, (has shelter/lighting and countdown)
Please view map below showing route 654 and connecting services 353, R1 and R4.
Those passengers travelling to and from areas between Chelsfield and Harris Academy Orpington will no longer be served by a direct school bus service
Those passengers will remain directly served by the R1 that runs every 20 minutes. Consequently, there will be broken direct trips and a need to change buses
Passengers will need to interchange between the R1 and route 353 or route R4 at Orpington High Street to complete their journey
Routes 353, R1 and R4 all run approximately every 20 minutes during daytimes
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.
You can translate the information on this page into another language by using the ‘Select language’ button at the bottom of the page
Connecting with London's deaf community on our consultations
To further enhance how we consult with London's deaf community we offer:
A British Sign Language (BSL) video 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
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.
We are proposing to permanently withdraw the school bus route 654.
The consultation period has now closed. You can find updates on the scheme in the 'Latest news' section.
Proposal
We are proposing to permanently withdraw the school bus route 654. It currently provides one journey in the morning and one in the afternoon between Addington Village Interchange and Ramsden Estate to primarily serve the Harris Academy Orpington. It also passes Ravens Wood School and St Olave’s Grammar School.
Please view map below for route 654 and parallel services 353, 664,R1.
Recent on-bus surveys found usage to be low with around 40 trips in the morning (50% of the total users are adults) and around 60 trips in the afternoon (15% of total users are adults)
At Harris Academy Orpington demand is around 6 passengers in the morning and 10 passengers in the afternoon
The 654 is largely paralleled by route 353 between Addington Village and Harris Academy Orpington. It is also paralleled by school route 664 between Addington Village and Keston. When looking where to save money on the bus network we look at locations and routes where at present, we run excess capacity and can look to match the service with the demand for that service
This change will allow us to better use our limited resources; operating a more efficient bus service helps us make financial savings that can be reinvested in other parts of the London bus network, including in areas where there is not enough bus capacity to meet customer needs
You can also view linear maps for bus routes 654, 353 and 664.
Most passengers using the 654 will be able to make their journey on either route 664 or route 353 without the need to change buses. There is enough capacity on these routes to accommodate those passengers
If you use the 654 bus service currently between Chelsfield and Harris Academy, you will have to use the bus route R1 (runs every 20 mins) and change at Orpington High Street for route 353 or route R4 to complete your journey. This also applies for the return journey in the afternoon
There is same stop interchange at Orpington High Street in both directions:
Towards Harris Academy: Bus Stop R ‘High Street/Orpington War Memorial’, (with a shelter and lighting)
Towards Chelsfield: Bus Stop S ‘High Street/Orpington War Memorial’, (has shelter/lighting and countdown)
Please view map below showing route 654 and connecting services 353, R1 and R4.
Those passengers travelling to and from areas between Chelsfield and Harris Academy Orpington will no longer be served by a direct school bus service
Those passengers will remain directly served by the R1 that runs every 20 minutes. Consequently, there will be broken direct trips and a need to change buses
Passengers will need to interchange between the R1 and route 353 or route R4 at Orpington High Street to complete their journey
Routes 353, R1 and R4 all run approximately every 20 minutes during daytimes
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.
You can translate the information on this page into another language by using the ‘Select language’ button at the bottom of the page
Connecting with London's deaf community on our consultations
To further enhance how we consult with London's deaf community we offer:
A British Sign Language (BSL) video 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
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.
We are holding an six-week public consultation to hear what you think about these proposals. We want to know if you agree with them, if there is anything you do not agree with, and to understand the reasons why you feel this way.
You can reply by completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. The closing date for comments is Sunday 9 March 2025.
To take part in our online survey you will need to register with your email address. Your details will be kept secure.
If you prefer, you can also let us have your comments by:
Telephone: 020 3054 6037 to leave your name and contact number and we will call you back. Please quote 'School bus service 654’ when leaving your message
Write to: FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY (School bus service 654) no postage stamp required
Please note responses to the survey may be made publicly available after the consultation has closed, this would typically be in the form of a report on the results of the consultation exercise, but any personal information will be kept confidential. Your personal information will be properly safeguarded and processed in accordance with the requirements of privacy and data protection legislation. For further information, please visit our privacy policy.
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We know that life is busy and you may just have one short moment to tell us what you think of our proposals. That's why we now let you submit a quick consultation response.
This is different from our consultation survey as we ask just one short question "Tell us what you think of our proposal".
Your response can be long or short, but importantly it lets us know your views.
You will need to register with our Have Your Say platform to give us your quick response, although your details will be kept secure.
You have until Sunday 9 March 2025 to give us your feedback.
Please note that responses to the survey will be made publicly available after the consultation has closed in the form of a report on the results. Your personal information will be properly safeguarded and processed in accordance with the requirements of privacy and data protection legislation. For further information, please visit our privacy policy.
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Recent on-bus surveys found usage to be low with around 40 trips in the morning (50% of the total users are adults) and around 60 trips in the afternoon (15% of total users are adults)
