Meridian Water - proposed bus changes

Proposals

Meridian Water is being transformed into a new community within Edmonton, providing new homes, employment, services and infrastructure. The first new homes were delivered in 2024, and more are currently under construction. Our proposals aim to ensure that public transport keeps pace with this growth and that new residents and businesses are well served.

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Route 476

We are proposing the extension of route 476 from Northumberland Park to Meridian Water, Harbet Road. This extension would provide a direct link between Meridian Water and Tottenham and Central London, supporting new residents and businesses. The extension is relatively short and can be accommodated without compromising reliability, as the route’s overall length and operational performance remain within acceptable limits.

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Route 341

We are proposing the shortening of route 341 to terminate at Northumberland Park. Extending this route into Meridian Water would significantly increase its length, making it harder to run reliably given its existing journey time and traffic conditions. By extending route 476 instead, we can provide similar connections while maintaining a dependable service across the network. A new route, N341, would replace the existing night service on route 341, continuing to provide night time access between Waterloo and Meridian Water.

Route 444

We are proposing the restructuring of route 444 to run via new roads and bus stops within the Meridian Water site. This change would bring buses directly into the heart of the development, improving access to homes, shops and schools.

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Route W8

We are proposing the restructuring of route W8 to run between Chase Farm Hospital and Tottenham Hale Station via Meridian Water. This would provide a direct link to healthcare and transport hubs, while serving the new development. Route W8 uses double-deck buses, helping to ensure that sufficient capacity would be provided for the new development.

A new bus-only road will run east to west through Meridian Water, with new stops planned. These proposals have been developed in partnership with LB Enfield to meet the specific needs of the area.

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Route 192

We are proposing the restructuring of route 192 to operate between Enfield (Little Park Gardens) and Pickett’s Lock Centre. The proposed change to route W8 would replace route 192 between Edmonton Green and Tottenham Hale with a higher frequency of service and double deck buses to increase capacity to accommodate growing demand in the area. The change to route 192 would provide a new connection to the Pickett’s Lock area.

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Why?

Meridian Water is being transformed into a new community within Edmonton, providing new homes, employment, services, and infrastructure. The first new homes were delivered in 2024, and more are currently under construction. Our proposals aim to ensure that public transport keeps pace with this growth and that new residents and businesses are well served.

You can read more about Meridian Water here.

Currently, several bus routes run near the site, but parts of Meridian Water will be more than 400 metres from the existing bus network. Without changes, many new homes and amenities would be poorly served by public transport, limiting access to jobs, education, healthcare and leisure.

We’ve worked closely with Enfield Council to develop proposals that provide direct bus links into the heart of the development, connect Meridian Water to Tottenham Hale, Northumberland Park, Edmonton Green, Enfield Town, and other key destinations. The plans would help to ensure the bus network supports modal shift away from car use and respond to local demand and future growth.

We’ve also reviewed how existing services are used and identified opportunities to improve efficiency and better match capacity to demand. For example, W8 could be restructured to serve Meridian Water without the need to increase frequencies.

These proposals aim to ensure that new and existing residents have access to a comprehensive, reliable and inclusive bus network.

How it impacts you

Our intention is that these proposals will provide improved access to new homes, shops, services and amenities in Meridian Water, better connections to rail and Underground services at Tottenham Hale, Northumberland Park and Silver Street, and a new night route (N341) retaining a service at night between Meridian Water and Central London.

Potential concerns and mitigations include:

• Some passengers having to change buses to complete their journey on route 341. Interchange with route 476 will be available at several points, including Bruce Grove Station, allowing people to finish their trips efficiently.
• Stops on the North Circular would no longer be serviced by route 444. Alternative routes (34 and SL1) will continue to serve those stops. Some passengers may need to walk approximately 250m to interchange.
• Some passengers need to change between buses to complete journeys that use the 192. Passengers would be able to interchange at Edmonton Green Bus Station to complete their onward journeys.
• Passengers using the W8 may need to walk a short distance (e.g. from Bounces Road to Pickett’s Lock Lane) to reach a stop served by the revised route 192. Interchange between routes would also be available in Edmonton Green Bus Station.

We’re working to reduce impacts by ensuring same-stop or close interchange is available to help you complete your journeys, introducing new bus stops to improve access and safety, and providing journey planning tools to help you adjust to changes.

We have completed an initial Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA) which sets out the expected impacts on different groups of people.

More information

We have provided more information and a set of frequently asked questions 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

This consultation gives you the opportunity to learn more about our proposals to change bus routes serving the Meridian Water development, and to share your thoughts and feedback.

We want to hear from you. Whether you’re a regular bus user, a local resident, a business, or someone who may be affected by the changes. Your views will help us understand the impacts and shape the final plans.

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 23 February 2026.

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 MERIDIAN WATER)

Next steps

These proposals are subject to the outcome of our consultation. Once our consultation ends on 23 February 2026, we will consider all responses and prepare a consultation report. This report will help us reach a decision on the proposed bus changes.

The report will be available to everyone that takes part in the consultation, and a copy will be published on our website.