London Buses route 312

London Buses route 312 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between South Croydon garage and Norwood Junction station, it is operated by Arriva London.

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Arriva London Optare MetroCity at Norwood Junction station in December 2014
Overview
Operator	Arriva London
Garage	South Croydon
Vehicle	Optare MetroCity Electric bus
Route
Start	South Croydon garage
Via	East Croydon Addiscombe
End	Norwood Junction station
Length	4 miles (6.4 km)
Service
Level	Daily

History

Arriva London MCW Metrobus in Dulwich in July 2000

Arriva London Alexander Dennis Pointer bodied Alexander Dennis Dart at East Croydon station in September 2013

Route 312 became the first route in London to be operated exclusively by electric buses, when Arriva London commenced a further contract on 5 September 2015 with Optare MetroCitys.[1][2][3][4][5]

Current route

Route 312 operates via these primary locations:[6]

• South Croydon garage
• Croydon High Street
• East Croydon station
• Addiscombe tram stop
• Woodside tram stop
• Norwood Junction station

References

1. London's first all electric route to be operated by Arriva Transport for London 2 March 2015
2. Number 312 from South Croydon to Norwood Junction to be London's first all electric bus route Croydon Advertiser 3 March 2015
3. First all-electric bus route for London Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 6 March 2015
4. Optare MetroCity buses for London's fully electric bus route Archived 24 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 2 April 2015
5. "TfL names its first all-electric bus route" Buses Magazine issue 721 April 2015
6. Route 312 Map Transport for London

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 312 at Wikimedia Commons