Withdrawal of route 415 and changes to route 333

Summary

• Bus route 415 would be withdrawn
  
  
• Bus route 333 would be extended to Old Kent Road (Tesco)
  
  
• Some customers would need to change buses to complete certain journeys
  
  
• All areas currently served by bus route 415 would continue to have frequent bus services
  
  

More information

All stops currently served by bus route 415 would continue to be served by other frequent bus routes. While some customers may need to change buses to complete their journey, we have designed our proposal to minimise disruption and make changing buses as easy as possible.

Key interchange points would be available at Brixton and Elephant & Castle, where connecting bus stops are close together, with walking distances of no more than 40 metres.

Customers who need to change buses can benefit from the Hopper fare, which allows unlimited bus journeys within one hour of touching in for a single fare of £1.75.

Changes to bus route 333

We are proposing to extend bus route 333 from Elephant & Castle to Old Kent Road (Tesco) via New Kent Road and Bricklayers Arms at the same time as bus route 415 is withdrawn. This would:

• Maintain direct links between Old Kent Road, Kennington and Brixton that would otherwise be lost
  
  
• Provide a more frequent service between Elephant & Castle and Old Kent Road (Tesco), as bus route 333 operates more frequently than the current bus route 415
  
  

• Mean that bus route 333 no longer service its first and final stops at Newington Causeway. It is less than 300 metres from here to the stops that bus route 333 will serve if the route is extended to Old Kent Road (Tesco)
  
  

• Provide new direct links between Old Kent Road and Stockwell, Streatham and Tooting

Alternative travel options

If bus route 415 is withdrawn, customers would still be able to make many of the same journeys using other bus services, for example:

• For journeys between Tulse Hill and Brixton, you could use bus routes 2 or 432
  
  
• For journeys between Brixton and Elephant & Castle, you could use bus route 133

Journeys requiring a change of bus

Some journeys would require customers to change buses:

• For travel from Old Kent Road (Tesco) to Brixton Road, you could use bus route 333 and change to bus route 133 at same stop at Elephant & Castle station. Travelling in the opposite direction you could use bus route 133 and change to bus route 333 at Elephant and Castle station
  
  
• For travel from Tulse Hill to Brixton Road, you could use bus routes 2 or 432 and change to bus route 133 at Brixton. Travelling in the opposite direction you could use bus route 133 and change to bus routes 2 or 432 at Brixton
  
  
• For travel from Tulse Hill to Oval, Kennington or Elephant & Castle, you could use bus routes 2 or 432 and change to bus routes 133 or 333 at Brixton. There are additional opportunities for customers to change buses between bus route 2 and bus route 333 between Brixton Academy and Stockwell Gardens which offer same stop interchange. Travelling in the opposite direction you could use bus route 133 or bus route 333 and change to bus routes 2 or 432 at Brixton. There will be additional opportunities for customers to change buses between bus route 333 and bus route 2 between Stockwell Gardens and Brixton Academy, which offer same stop interchange
  
  
• For travel from Tulse Hill to Old Kent Road (Tesco), you could use bus routes 2 or 432 and change to the extended bus route 333 at Brixton. There are additional opportunities for customers to change between bus route 2 and bus route 333 at stops between Brixton Academy and Stockwell Gardens which offer same stop interchange. Travelling in the opposite direction you could use bus route 333 and change to bus route 2 and bus route 432 at Brixton. There will be additional opportunities for customers to change buses between bus route 333 and bus route 2 at stops between Stockwell Gardens and Brixton Academy, which offer same stop interchange
  
  
• Other bus routes offering journeys between Brixton and Elephant & Castle:
  • Between Brixton and Oval: bus routes 3 and 59 and 159
  • Between Oval and Elephant & Castle: bus route 155
    
    

• The extension of bus route 333 would see the route go to New Kent Road at Elephant & Castle and would no longer service its first and final stops at Newington Causeway. The walk distance between these stops and stops that bus route 333 will serve is less than 300 metres but for those who need to access the stop by bus you can use bus route 133, changing at same stops between Kennington and Elephant & Castle station