London Buses route 343 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between New Cross Gate and Aldgate bus station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.
| 343 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Go-Ahead London |
| Garage | New Cross |
| Predecessors | Route P3 |
| Night-time | N343 |
| Route | |
| Start | New Cross Gate |
| Via | Brockley Peckham Elephant & Castle London Bridge City Hall |
| End | Aldgate bus station |
History
When re-tendered, the route passed to Travel London's Walworth garage on 21 September 2005 with Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs introduced.[1][2]
Route 343 was included in the May 2009 sale of Travel London to Abellio London.[3][4] Abellio London successfully tendered to retain the route with a new contract commencing on 5 May 2011.[5]
In June 2010, the route was revealed to be amongst the ten worst performing in London.[6] Two additional morning peak journeys were introduced on 12 June 2010 with the intention of solving the problems; performance improved as a result, although the route continued to receive complaints.[7]
A proposal to increase the frequency of the route was announced by Transport for London in November 2010.[8]
At 08:22 on 17 March 2012, a bus on route 343 caught fire on Pepys Road, New Cross. The fire was put out by 09:20 and there were no injuries.[9]
On 25 June 2019, the route received an extension from City Hall to Aldgate bus station to replace part of the now withdrawn route RV1.[10][11]
Current route
Route 343 operates via these primary locations:[12]
- New Cross Gate Jerningham Road
- Brockley
- Peckham Rye station
- Elephant & Castle station
- Borough station
- London Bridge station
- St Thomas Street for Guy's Hospital
- City Hall Queen Elizabeth Street
- Tower Gateway station
- Aldgate bus station
References
External links
Media related to London Buses route 343 at Wikimedia Commons
