Transport for LondonNew bus route for Greenwich
The new route is being introduced following extensive consultation
The new 129 service will run between North Greenwich Station and Greenwich town centre serving Greenwich Millennium Village, Odeon Cinema/Sainsburys, Woolwich Road and Trafalgar Road.
New route 129 provides a direct link between Greenwich Millennium Village and Greenwich town centre for the first time.
It also provides a direct service between the Woolwich Road area and Sainsbury's/Odeon Cinema.
The new service also meets requests for an additional service along the busway between Millennium Village and North Greenwich Station to supplement existing services.
On Mondays to Saturdays, daytime buses will run every 12 minutes and every 20 minutes during the evenings and on Sundays.
The route will be operated by Travel London using single-deck buses.
Clare Kavanagh, Director of Performance for London Buses, said: "The new route is being introduced following extensive consultation with stakeholders and local residents.
"This service is what people say they need as the area has undergone extensive redevelopment in recent years.
"More and more people are using buses across the city each year and our services are carefully planned to take people to exactly where they want to go."
- The new route will run from Greenwich town centre, King William Walk to North Greenwich station, via Romney Road, Trafalgar Road, Woolwich Road, Horn Lane roundabout, Pear Tree Way, Millennium busway and Edmund Halley Way
- For more information, passengers should visit the website at www.tfl.gov.uk and click on the Journey Planner
- London has seen bus usage increase by 40 per cent since 2000/01
