2023 Bus Stop Usage

[borneobus]

I attach an extract of 2023 data relating to bus stops usage that may be of interest to some forum members.

The data below relates to Bus Stops with the greatest number of pax boarding a specific route.

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card”
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- Similarly, if the direction of travel not immediately obvious, I have added direction again using square brackets
- The data below relates to the routes that have the greatest number of pax boarding at a specific stop – it is NOT the total number of pax using that stop which will obviously be higher if the stop serves more than one route

Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (all routes / bus stops)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / W7 / Finsbury Park Station / 1241526 / BP001
2 / 109 / Brixton Station / 1041759 / 25945
3 / 158 / Stratford Bus Station / 980189 / BP973
4 / W3 / Finsbury Park Station / 935895 / BP002
5 / 257 / Stratford Bus Station / 836252 / BP973
6 / EL1 / Ilford / Chapel Road / 832335 / FC44
7 / 86 / Stratford Bus Station / 830982 / BP976
8 / 250 / Brixton Station / 830450 / 25945
9 / 132 / North Greenwich Station / 810654 / BP2276
10 / 5 / Barking Station / 724475 / 29776
11 / 472 / North Greenwich Station / 708608 / BP2273
12 / 329 / Wood Green Station / 661715 / BP1794
13 / 5 / Canning Town Bus Station / 660037 / BP2282
14 / EL1 / Barking Station / 634542 / LE171
15 / 104 / Stratford Bus Station / 633023 / BP5307
16 / 140 / Harrow Bus Station / 631021 / R0842
17 / 2 / Brixton Station / 628610 / 233
18 / 188 / North Greenwich Station / 626565 / BP2275
19 / 207 / Shepherd's Bush Station / 621934 / BP5233
20 / 69 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 620393 / BP4270


Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Bus Stops where primary function is NOT serving Station / Bus Station)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / 65 / Ealing Broadway Centre / 587771 / 3227
2 / 71 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 568830 / R0702
3 / W7 / Crouch End Broadway / 538678 / 2734
4 / 41 / Wood Green High Road / 527481 / 1663
5 / 207 / Christchurch [Ealing] [towards Hanwell] / 506712 / 738
6 / 29 / Lordship Lane [Wood Green] / 501687 / BP1795
7 / W3 / Redvers Road [Wood Green] [towards Northumberland Park] / 492791 / BP5159
8 / 120 / Bell Corner / Hounslow Civic Centre / 483509 / BP5009
9 / W7 / Muswell Hill Broadway / 475442 / BP5745
10 / 131 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 471453 / R0699
11 / 65 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 469490 / R0700
12 / 21 / Lewisham Centre / 464480 / BP1113
13 / 243 / Redvers Road [Wood Green] [towards Tottenham] / 461504 / 25362
14 / 137 / Sloane Square Stn / Lower Sloane St / 439541 / R0098
15 / 147 / Ilford Broadway / 437190 / 37219
16 / 207 / Southall / North Road [towards Ealing] / 416478 / 3094
17 / 36 / Hanover Park [Peckham] [towards Oval] / 407658 / 33469
18 / 281 / Grove Road [Hounslow] / 399440 / 15581
19 / 86 / Stratford Centre / 390233 / 36929
20 / 96 / Mayplace Rd West / Bexleyheath Clock Twr [towards Crayford] / 388579 / 23251


Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Single Decker routes)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / 2023 Boardings / Stop Code
1 / 192 / Tottenham Hale Bus Station / 516952 / BP5890
2 / 112 / Haven Green / Ealing Broadway Stn / 457605 / 35628
3 / 170 / Victoria Station / 439849 / 37303
4 / H37 / Hounslow Bus Station / 419820 / 1341
5 / 450 / West Croydon Bus Station / 380000 / BP6115
6 / 444 / Turnpike Lane Bus Station / 350645 / 33696
7 / 108 / North Greenwich Station [direction??] / 348883 / BP2274
8 / 39 / Clapham Junction Station / 348379 / 25566
9 / H10 / Harrow Bus Station / 346791 / R0842
10 / H37 / Richmond Station / 344526 / BP5963
11 / 316 / Shepherd's Bush Station / 337054 / BP5234
12 / 170 / Clapham Junction Station [towards Wandsworth] / 328108 / 25566
13 / 164 / Morden Station / 322917 / 26822
14 / 433 / East Croydon Bus Station / 313164 / BP2632
15 / W15 / Leytonstone Stn / Grove Green Road / 312821 / BP1790
16 / 235 / Feltham Station / Victoria Road / 300510 / 14929
17 / P4 / Brixton Station / 294671 / 231
18 / U2 / Uxbridge Station / 289977 / 20486
19 / 163 / Wimbledon Station / 280366 / BP106
20 / 226 / Haven Green / Ealing Broadway Stn / 272916 / 35628



Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Night routes)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / N15 / Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square / 97052 / BP3506
2 / N25 / Stratford Bus Station / 65679 / BP976
3 / N86 / Stratford Bus Station / 64726 / BP976
4 / N15 / Haymarket / Jermyn Street / 64397 / 29867
5 / N29 / Trafalgar Sq / Charing Cross Stn / 60542 / BP3504
6 / N15 / Canning Town Bus Station / 59772 / BP2282
7 / N25 / New Oxford Street / 58518 / 14456
8 / N25 / Tottenham Court Road Station / 58198 / 37317
9 / N25 / Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn / 57842 / 15783
10 / N18 / Regent Street / St James's / 55020 / 17683
11 / N140 / Harrow Bus Station / 52267 / R0842
12 / N29 / Tottenham Court Road Station / 51458 / 166
13 / N29 / Denmark Street / 50709 / 29684
14 / N238 / Stratford Bus Station / 48344 / BP5307
15 / N15 / Monument Station / 48100 / 34251
16 / N87 / Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn / 48088 / 146
17 / N15 / Aldgate East Station [towards Limehouse] / 44502 / BP6052
18 / N207 / Oxford Street / Soho Street / 42459 / 165
19 / N18 / Trafalgar Square / 42337 / BP3507
20 / N25 / Stratford Bus Station [towards Bow] / 40931 / BP6275

[ronnie]

Jan 21, 2024 7:08:10 GMT borneobus said:

I attach an extract of 2023 data relating to bus stops usage that may be of interest to some forum members.

The data below relates to Bus Stops with the greatest number of pax boarding a specific route.

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card”
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- Similarly, if the direction of travel not immediately obvious, I have added direction again using square brackets
- The data below relates to the routes that have the greatest number of pax boarding at a specific stop – it is NOT the total number of pax using that stop which will obviously be higher if the stop serves more than one route

Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (all routes / bus stops)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / W7 / Finsbury Park Station / 1241526 / BP001
2 / 109 / Brixton Station / 1041759 / 25945
3 / 158 / Stratford Bus Station / 980189 / BP973
4 / W3 / Finsbury Park Station / 935895 / BP002
5 / 257 / Stratford Bus Station / 836252 / BP973
6 / EL1 / Ilford / Chapel Road / 832335 / FC44
7 / 86 / Stratford Bus Station / 830982 / BP976
8 / 250 / Brixton Station / 830450 / 25945
9 / 132 / North Greenwich Station / 810654 / BP2276
10 / 5 / Barking Station / 724475 / 29776
11 / 472 / North Greenwich Station / 708608 / BP2273
12 / 329 / Wood Green Station / 661715 / BP1794
13 / 5 / Canning Town Bus Station / 660037 / BP2282
14 / EL1 / Barking Station / 634542 / LE171
15 / 104 / Stratford Bus Station / 633023 / BP5307
16 / 140 / Harrow Bus Station / 631021 / R0842
17 / 2 / Brixton Station / 628610 / 233
18 / 188 / North Greenwich Station / 626565 / BP2275
19 / 207 / Shepherd's Bush Station / 621934 / BP5233
20 / 69 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 620393 / BP4270


Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Bus Stops where primary function is NOT serving Station / Bus Station)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / 65 / Ealing Broadway Centre / 587771 / 3227
2 / 71 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 568830 / R0702
3 / W7 / Crouch End Broadway / 538678 / 2734
4 / 41 / Wood Green High Road / 527481 / 1663
5 / 207 / Christchurch [Ealing] [towards Hanwell] / 506712 / 738
6 / 29 / Lordship Lane [Wood Green] / 501687 / BP1795
7 / W3 / Redvers Road [Wood Green] [towards Northumberland Park] / 492791 / BP5159
8 / 120 / Bell Corner / Hounslow Civic Centre / 483509 / BP5009
9 / W7 / Muswell Hill Broadway / 475442 / BP5745
10 / 131 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 471453 / R0699
11 / 65 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 469490 / R0700
12 / 21 / Lewisham Centre / 464480 / BP1113
13 / 243 / Redvers Road [Wood Green] [towards Tottenham] / 461504 / 25362
14 / 137 / Sloane Square Stn / Lower Sloane St / 439541 / R0098
15 / 147 / Ilford Broadway / 437190 / 37219
16 / 207 / Southall / North Road [towards Ealing] / 416478 / 3094
17 / 36 / Hanover Park [Peckham] [towards Oval] / 407658 / 33469
18 / 281 / Grove Road [Hounslow] / 399440 / 15581
19 / 86 / Stratford Centre / 390233 / 36929
20 / 96 / Mayplace Rd West / Bexleyheath Clock Twr [towards Crayford] / 388579 / 23251


Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Single Decker routes)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / 2023 Boardings / Stop Code
1 / 192 / Tottenham Hale Bus Station / 516952 / BP5890
2 / 112 / Haven Green / Ealing Broadway Stn / 457605 / 35628
3 / 170 / Victoria Station / 439849 / 37303
4 / H37 / Hounslow Bus Station / 419820 / 1341
5 / 450 / West Croydon Bus Station / 380000 / BP6115
6 / 444 / Turnpike Lane Bus Station / 350645 / 33696
7 / 108 / North Greenwich Station [direction??] / 348883 / BP2274
8 / 39 / Clapham Junction Station / 348379 / 25566
9 / H10 / Harrow Bus Station / 346791 / R0842
10 / H37 / Richmond Station / 344526 / BP5963
11 / 316 / Shepherd's Bush Station / 337054 / BP5234
12 / 170 / Clapham Junction Station [towards Wandsworth] / 328108 / 25566
13 / 164 / Morden Station / 322917 / 26822
14 / 433 / East Croydon Bus Station / 313164 / BP2632
15 / W15 / Leytonstone Stn / Grove Green Road / 312821 / BP1790
16 / 235 / Feltham Station / Victoria Road / 300510 / 14929
17 / P4 / Brixton Station / 294671 / 231
18 / U2 / Uxbridge Station / 289977 / 20486
19 / 163 / Wimbledon Station / 280366 / BP106
20 / 226 / Haven Green / Ealing Broadway Stn / 272916 / 35628



Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Night routes)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / N15 / Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square / 97052 / BP3506
2 / N25 / Stratford Bus Station / 65679 / BP976
3 / N86 / Stratford Bus Station / 64726 / BP976
4 / N15 / Haymarket / Jermyn Street / 64397 / 29867
5 / N29 / Trafalgar Sq / Charing Cross Stn / 60542 / BP3504
6 / N15 / Canning Town Bus Station / 59772 / BP2282
7 / N25 / New Oxford Street / 58518 / 14456
8 / N25 / Tottenham Court Road Station / 58198 / 37317
9 / N25 / Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn / 57842 / 15783
10 / N18 / Regent Street / St James's / 55020 / 17683
11 / N140 / Harrow Bus Station / 52267 / R0842
12 / N29 / Tottenham Court Road Station / 51458 / 166
13 / N29 / Denmark Street / 50709 / 29684
14 / N238 / Stratford Bus Station / 48344 / BP5307
15 / N15 / Monument Station / 48100 / 34251
16 / N87 / Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn / 48088 / 146
17 / N15 / Aldgate East Station [towards Limehouse] / 44502 / BP6052
18 / N207 / Oxford Street / Soho Street / 42459 / 165
19 / N18 / Trafalgar Square / 42337 / BP3507
20 / N25 / Stratford Bus Station [towards Bow] / 40931 / BP6275

Proud to have contributed to the 132!!! I can attest how crazy it gets, one needs to position carefully else won’t be able to enter

Also shows how busy the N15/N25 are

[vjaska]

Jan 21, 2024 7:08:10 GMT borneobus said:

I attach an extract of 2023 data relating to bus stops usage that may be of interest to some forum members.

The data below relates to Bus Stops with the greatest number of pax boarding a specific route.

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card”
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- Similarly, if the direction of travel not immediately obvious, I have added direction again using square brackets
- The data below relates to the routes that have the greatest number of pax boarding at a specific stop – it is NOT the total number of pax using that stop which will obviously be higher if the stop serves more than one route

Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (all routes / bus stops)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / W7 / Finsbury Park Station / 1241526 / BP001
2 / 109 / Brixton Station / 1041759 / 25945
3 / 158 / Stratford Bus Station / 980189 / BP973
4 / W3 / Finsbury Park Station / 935895 / BP002
5 / 257 / Stratford Bus Station / 836252 / BP973
6 / EL1 / Ilford / Chapel Road / 832335 / FC44
7 / 86 / Stratford Bus Station / 830982 / BP976
8 / 250 / Brixton Station / 830450 / 25945
9 / 132 / North Greenwich Station / 810654 / BP2276
10 / 5 / Barking Station / 724475 / 29776
11 / 472 / North Greenwich Station / 708608 / BP2273
12 / 329 / Wood Green Station / 661715 / BP1794
13 / 5 / Canning Town Bus Station / 660037 / BP2282
14 / EL1 / Barking Station / 634542 / LE171
15 / 104 / Stratford Bus Station / 633023 / BP5307
16 / 140 / Harrow Bus Station / 631021 / R0842
17 / 2 / Brixton Station / 628610 / 233
18 / 188 / North Greenwich Station / 626565 / BP2275
19 / 207 / Shepherd's Bush Station / 621934 / BP5233
20 / 69 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 620393 / BP4270


Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Bus Stops where primary function is NOT serving Station / Bus Station)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / 65 / Ealing Broadway Centre / 587771 / 3227
2 / 71 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 568830 / R0702
3 / W7 / Crouch End Broadway / 538678 / 2734
4 / 41 / Wood Green High Road / 527481 / 1663
5 / 207 / Christchurch [Ealing] [towards Hanwell] / 506712 / 738
6 / 29 / Lordship Lane [Wood Green] / 501687 / BP1795
7 / W3 / Redvers Road [Wood Green] [towards Northumberland Park] / 492791 / BP5159
8 / 120 / Bell Corner / Hounslow Civic Centre / 483509 / BP5009
9 / W7 / Muswell Hill Broadway / 475442 / BP5745
10 / 131 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 471453 / R0699
11 / 65 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 469490 / R0700
12 / 21 / Lewisham Centre / 464480 / BP1113
13 / 243 / Redvers Road [Wood Green] [towards Tottenham] / 461504 / 25362
14 / 137 / Sloane Square Stn / Lower Sloane St / 439541 / R0098
15 / 147 / Ilford Broadway / 437190 / 37219
16 / 207 / Southall / North Road [towards Ealing] / 416478 / 3094
17 / 36 / Hanover Park [Peckham] [towards Oval] / 407658 / 33469
18 / 281 / Grove Road [Hounslow] / 399440 / 15581
19 / 86 / Stratford Centre / 390233 / 36929
20 / 96 / Mayplace Rd West / Bexleyheath Clock Twr [towards Crayford] / 388579 / 23251


Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Single Decker routes)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / 2023 Boardings / Stop Code
1 / 192 / Tottenham Hale Bus Station / 516952 / BP5890
2 / 112 / Haven Green / Ealing Broadway Stn / 457605 / 35628
3 / 170 / Victoria Station / 439849 / 37303
4 / H37 / Hounslow Bus Station / 419820 / 1341
5 / 450 / West Croydon Bus Station / 380000 / BP6115
6 / 444 / Turnpike Lane Bus Station / 350645 / 33696
7 / 108 / North Greenwich Station [direction??] / 348883 / BP2274
8 / 39 / Clapham Junction Station / 348379 / 25566
9 / H10 / Harrow Bus Station / 346791 / R0842
10 / H37 / Richmond Station / 344526 / BP5963
11 / 316 / Shepherd's Bush Station / 337054 / BP5234
12 / 170 / Clapham Junction Station [towards Wandsworth] / 328108 / 25566
13 / 164 / Morden Station / 322917 / 26822
14 / 433 / East Croydon Bus Station / 313164 / BP2632
15 / W15 / Leytonstone Stn / Grove Green Road / 312821 / BP1790
16 / 235 / Feltham Station / Victoria Road / 300510 / 14929
17 / P4 / Brixton Station / 294671 / 231
18 / U2 / Uxbridge Station / 289977 / 20486
19 / 163 / Wimbledon Station / 280366 / BP106
20 / 226 / Haven Green / Ealing Broadway Stn / 272916 / 35628



Top 20 Bus Stops Boarding by Route (Night routes)
Ranking / Route / Stop Name / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / N15 / Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square / 97052 / BP3506
2 / N25 / Stratford Bus Station / 65679 / BP976
3 / N86 / Stratford Bus Station / 64726 / BP976
4 / N15 / Haymarket / Jermyn Street / 64397 / 29867
5 / N29 / Trafalgar Sq / Charing Cross Stn / 60542 / BP3504
6 / N15 / Canning Town Bus Station / 59772 / BP2282
7 / N25 / New Oxford Street / 58518 / 14456
8 / N25 / Tottenham Court Road Station / 58198 / 37317
9 / N25 / Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn / 57842 / 15783
10 / N18 / Regent Street / St James's / 55020 / 17683
11 / N140 / Harrow Bus Station / 52267 / R0842
12 / N29 / Tottenham Court Road Station / 51458 / 166
13 / N29 / Denmark Street / 50709 / 29684
14 / N238 / Stratford Bus Station / 48344 / BP5307
15 / N15 / Monument Station / 48100 / 34251
16 / N87 / Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn / 48088 / 146
17 / N15 / Aldgate East Station [towards Limehouse] / 44502 / BP6052
18 / N207 / Oxford Street / Soho Street / 42459 / 165
19 / N18 / Trafalgar Square / 42337 / BP3507
20 / N25 / Stratford Bus Station [towards Bow] / 40931 / BP6275

Three routes from two different stops at Brixton Station, now people, less familiar with the area, realise why I say it’s busy 😛

Ditto the P4 for single decker routes from yet another different stop to the 2, 109 & 250

[Eastlondoner62]

Not at all surprised to see the EL1 up there for both Barking Station and Chapel Road. With the amount of people who swarm that stop you'd be forgiven for thinking many routes actually picked up there, but the 169 and EL1 are the only two which don't terminate two stops later.

[WH241]

Jan 22, 2024 15:33:57 GMT Eastlondoner62 said:

Not at all surprised to see the EL1 up there for both Barking Station and Chapel Road. With the amount of people who swarm that stop you'd be forgiven for thinking many routes actually picked up there, but the 169 and EL1 are the only two which don't terminate two stops later.

I can’t help but think the Chapel Road stop is going to cause issues on the SL2 at least initially. I think people would board the bus thinking it’s an all stop service and there will be lots of frantic bell pushing.

I could of course be wrong.

[Eastlondoner62]

Jan 22, 2024 15:49:27 GMT WH241 said:

Jan 22, 2024 15:33:57 GMT Eastlondoner62 said:

Not at all surprised to see the EL1 up there for both Barking Station and Chapel Road. With the amount of people who swarm that stop you'd be forgiven for thinking many routes actually picked up there, but the 169 and EL1 are the only two which don't terminate two stops later.

I can’t help but think the Chapel Road stop is going to cause issues on the SL2 at least initially. I think people would board the bus thinking it’s an all stop service and there will be lots of frantic bell pushing.

I could of course be wrong.

I'd assume that if anything people might actually let the bus pass as they've never heard of it. Passengers are quite good differentiating between the EL1 and 169, they should hopefully manage the SL2. 

[vjaska]

Jan 22, 2024 15:33:57 GMT Eastlondoner62 said:

Not at all surprised to see the EL1 up there for both Barking Station and Chapel Road. With the amount of people who swarm that stop you'd be forgiven for thinking many routes actually picked up there, but the 169 and EL1 are the only two which don't terminate two stops later.

Anytime, I've used the Barking Station stops, it literally reminds me of the Brixton Station stops - load and go, no point waiting around as people just spawn from nowhere like a computer game.

[borneobus]

The second extract answers the question "Which is the busiest bus stop in London?"

The data below relates to Bus Stops with the greatest number of pax boarding ANY route that serves the stop.

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card”
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- The routes listed related to routes serving the stop in 2023 and are not necessarily the current routes serving the stop

Top 20 busiest Bus Stops
Ranking / Stop Name / Routes / Boardings / Stop Code
1 / Brixton Station / 45/59/109/118/133/159/250/333/N109/N133/N159/N250 / 4410809 / 25945
2 / Stratford Bus Station / 69/158/257/N69/N158 / 2421790 / BP973
3 / Elephant & Castle / London Road / 1/53/63/168/172/188/363/453/N1/N53/N63/N453 / 2349373 / 26212
4 / Stratford Bus Station / 25/86/104/238/262/473/N238 / 2319285 / BP5307
5 / Harrow Bus Station / 114/140/395/H10/SL9/SL10/X140/N140 / 2291222 / R0842
6 / Marble Arch Station / Park Lane / 2/6/13/16/23/36/74/137/148/390/414/N2/N36/N74/N137/N148 / 2291215 / 29907
7 / London Bridge / 17/21/35/43/47/131/133/141/149/344/388/N21/N35/N43/N47/N133/N149/N199/N344 / 2249289 / 978
8 / Brixton Station / 2/3/196/415/432/N2/N3 / 2210927 / 233
9 / Elephant & Castle Station / 12/35/40/45/68/136/148/171/176/343/468/P5/N12/N35/N68/N89/N148/N171/N176/N343 / 2111359 / 33614
10 / Seven Sisters Station / 76/149/243/259/279/318/349/476/N73/N76/N149/N243/N279 / 2040448 / BP2074
11 / Wood Green Station / 121/141/184/221/232/329/W4/N29/N91 / 2026793 / BP1794
12 / Woolwich Arsenal Station / 96/99/122/177/180/472/N1/N472 / 1987928 / BP5480
13 / Heathrow Central Bus Station / 105/111/278/285/SL7/SL9/X26/X140/N105/N111/N140/N285 / 1942594 / BP5117
14 / Wimbledon Station / 57/93/131/163/164/219/N57/N87/N93 / 1881715 / BP106
15 / Woolwich Station / 96/99/122/177/180/244/301/380/422/469/472/N1/N472 / 1855706 / BP5540
16 / North Greenwich Bus Station / 108/335/422/486/108D/N108/N486 / 1850929 / BP2274
17 / Stratford Bus Station / 25/86/425/N25/N86 / 1841466 / BP976
18 / Barking Station / 5/62/368/EL2/EL3/N15 / 1837907 / 29776
19 / Hanover Park [Peckham] / 12/36/136/171/343/345/436/N12/N36/N89/N136/N171/N343/N345 / 1809723 / 33469
20 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 71/281/406/418/K2/K3/N65/N281 / 1772969 / R0702

The next extract will focus on consolidated numbers for discrete areas e.g. Walthamstow Bus Station / North Greenwich Station etc.

[borneobus]

The third extract attempts to identify the busiest (by pax boardings) bus location in London...and in the second table below TfL services outside London

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card” using a TfL service
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- IMPORTANT - these are 50 locations that I have selected - they are not necessarily the busiest 50 locations

50 Busy London Bus Locations (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings / Remarks
1 / Elephant & Castle / 15 / 12.70m / (Includes Newington Causeway etc.)
2 / Brixton Station / 7 / 10.23m
3 / Stratford Bus Station / 7 / 8.73m
4 / Woolwich Arsenal Station / 8 / 7.87m
5 / Harrow Bus Station / 5 / 7.10m
6 / West Croydon Bus Station / 10 / 5.68m / (includes West Croydon Station)
7 / North Greenwich Station / 5 / 5.52m
8 / Ealing Broadway Station / 8 / 5.45m / (includes Haven Green)
9 / London Bridge / 10 / 5.13m / (2.72m London Bridge / 2.41m London Bridge Station )
10 / Vauxhall Bus Station / 9 / 5.11m
11 / Barking Station / 4 / 5.08m
12 / Victoria Station / 14 / 5.06m / (3.53 Station / 1.53m Bus Station)
13 / Finsbury Park / 9 / 4.94m / (2.58m Wells Terrace W3/W7 / 1.32m 'Main Road' / 1.04m FP Interchange)
14 / Edmonton Green / 7 / 4.92m / (4.24m Bus Station / 680k Station)
15 / Romford Station / 7 / 4.63m
16 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 5 / 4.48m
17 / Hammersmith Bus Station / 11 / 4.44m / (3.86m Upper Level / 0.58m Lower Level)
18 / Waterloo Station / 12 / 4.27m
19 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 6 / 4.25m
20 / Turnpike Lane / 7 / 4.16m / (2.21m Bus Station / 1.95m Station)
21 / Liverpool Street Station / 7 / 4.15m
22 / East Croydon Station / 7 / 4.08m / (includes East Croydon Bus Station)
23 / Seven Sisters Station / 5 / 4.04m
24 / Morden Station / 8 / 3.95m
25 / Bexleyheath Clock Tower / 4 / 3.84m
26 / Oxford Circus / 10 / 3.68m
27 / Archway Station / 7 / 3.65m
28 / Lewisham Station / 9 / 3.52m
29 / Selfridges / 5 / 3.18m
30 / Aldwych / 6 / 3.17m
31 / Brent Cross Shopping Centre / 4 / 3.17m
32 / St Leonard's Church [Streatham] / 5 / 2.92m
33 / Canning Town Station / 7 / 2.83m
34 / Edgware Bus Station / 6 / 2.83m
35 / Hayes & Harlington Station / 3 / 2.75m
36 / Lewisham Town Hall [Catford] / 7 / 2.69m
37 / Richmond Station / 4 / 2.41m
38 / Heathrow Central Bus Station / 3 / 2.36m
39 / Hatton Cross Station / 5 / 2.34m
40 / Uxbridge Station / 5 / 2.16m
41 / Tottenham Hale Station / 7 / 2.00m
42 / Canada Water Bus Station / 4 / 1.96m
43 / Bromley South Station / 4 / 1.88m
44 / East Ham Station / 2 / 1.82m
45 / Paddington Station / 6 / 1.74m
46 / North Finchley Bus Station / 3 / 1.67m
47 / Peckham Rye Station / 2 / 1.44m
48 / White City Bus Station / 5 / 1.44m
49 / Enfield Town Station / 6 / 1.14m
50 / Beckton Bus Station / 4 / 1.10m

20 selected locations served by TfL services but outside London (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings
1 / Dartford Station / 2 / 801k
2 / Waltham Cross Bus Station / 3 / 736k
3 / Bluewater Shopping Centre / 3 / 524k
4 / Staines Bus Station / 3 / 366k
5 / Lakeside Bus Station / 3 / 353k
6 / Queensmere Centre [Slough] / 1 / 280k
7 / Loughton Station / 3 / 257k
8 / Elstree & Borehamwood Station / 3 / 251k
9 / Redhill Bus Station / 1 / 225k
10 / Watford Junction Station / 3 / 214k
11 / Epsom High Street / 3 / 196k
12 / Ashford Hospital / 2 / 194k
13 / Sunbury Cross / 2 / 168k
14 / Potters Bar Station / 2 / 141k
15 / Caterham Valley / 2 / 110k
16 / The Broadway [Debden] / 1 / 100k
17 / Brentwood High Street / 2 / 99k
18 / Hampton Court Station / 2 / 87k
19 / Whyteleafe & Upper Warlingham Stations / 2 / 71k
20 / Buckhurst Hill Station / 1 / 59k

[evergreenadam]

Jan 25, 2024 9:30:28 GMT borneobus said:

The third extract attempts to identify the busiest (by pax boardings) bus location in London...and in the second table below TfL services outside London

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card” using a TfL service
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- IMPORTANT - these are 50 locations that I have selected - they are not necessarily the busiest 50 locations

50 Busy London Bus Locations (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings / Remarks
1 / Elephant & Castle / 15 / 12.70m / (Includes Newington Causeway etc.)
2 / Brixton Station / 7 / 10.23m
3 / Stratford Bus Station / 7 / 8.73m
4 / Woolwich Arsenal Station / 8 / 7.87m
5 / Harrow Bus Station / 5 / 7.10m
6 / West Croydon Bus Station / 10 / 5.68m / (includes West Croydon Station)
7 / North Greenwich Station / 5 / 5.52m
8 / Ealing Broadway Station / 8 / 5.45m / (includes Haven Green)
9 / London Bridge / 10 / 5.13m / (2.72m London Bridge / 2.41m London Bridge Station )
10 / Vauxhall Bus Station / 9 / 5.11m
11 / Barking Station / 4 / 5.08m
12 / Victoria Station / 14 / 5.06m / (3.53 Station / 1.53m Bus Station)
13 / Finsbury Park / 9 / 4.94m / (2.58m Wells Terrace W3/W7 / 1.32m 'Main Road' / 1.04m FP Interchange)
14 / Edmonton Green / 7 / 4.92m / (4.24m Bus Station / 680k Station)
15 / Romford Station / 7 / 4.63m
16 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 5 / 4.48m
17 / Hammersmith Bus Station / 11 / 4.44m / (3.86m Upper Level / 0.58m Lower Level)
18 / Waterloo Station / 12 / 4.27m
19 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 6 / 4.25m
20 / Turnpike Lane / 7 / 4.16m / (2.21m Bus Station / 1.95m Station)
21 / Liverpool Street Station / 7 / 4.15m
22 / East Croydon Station / 7 / 4.08m / (includes East Croydon Bus Station)
23 / Seven Sisters Station / 5 / 4.04m
24 / Morden Station / 8 / 3.95m
25 / Bexleyheath Clock Tower / 4 / 3.84m
26 / Oxford Circus / 10 / 3.68m
27 / Archway Station / 7 / 3.65m
28 / Lewisham Station / 9 / 3.52m
29 / Selfridges / 5 / 3.18m
30 / Aldwych / 6 / 3.17m
31 / Brent Cross Shopping Centre / 4 / 3.17m
32 / St Leonard's Church [Streatham] / 5 / 2.92m
33 / Canning Town Station / 7 / 2.83m
34 / Edgware Bus Station / 6 / 2.83m
35 / Hayes & Harlington Station / 3 / 2.75m
36 / Lewisham Town Hall [Catford] / 7 / 2.69m
37 / Richmond Station / 4 / 2.41m
38 / Heathrow Central Bus Station / 3 / 2.36m
39 / Hatton Cross Station / 5 / 2.34m
40 / Uxbridge Station / 5 / 2.16m
41 / Tottenham Hale Station / 7 / 2.00m
42 / Canada Water Bus Station / 4 / 1.96m
43 / Bromley South Station / 4 / 1.88m
44 / East Ham Station / 2 / 1.82m
45 / Paddington Station / 6 / 1.74m
46 / North Finchley Bus Station / 3 / 1.67m
47 / Peckham Rye Station / 2 / 1.44m
48 / White City Bus Station / 5 / 1.44m
49 / Enfield Town Station / 6 / 1.14m
50 / Beckton Bus Station / 4 / 1.10m

20 selected locations served by TfL services but outside London (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings
1 / Dartford Station / 2 / 801k
2 / Waltham Cross Bus Station / 3 / 736k
3 / Bluewater Shopping Centre / 3 / 524k
4 / Staines Bus Station / 3 / 366k
5 / Lakeside Bus Station / 3 / 353k
6 / Queensmere Centre [Slough] / 1 / 280k
7 / Loughton Station / 3 / 257k
8 / Elstree & Borehamwood Station / 3 / 251k
9 / Redhill Bus Station / 1 / 225k
10 / Watford Junction Station / 3 / 214k
11 / Epsom High Street / 3 / 196k
12 / Ashford Hospital / 2 / 194k
13 / Sunbury Cross / 2 / 168k
14 / Potters Bar Station / 2 / 141k
15 / Caterham Valley / 2 / 110k
16 / The Broadway [Debden] / 1 / 100k
17 / Brentwood High Street / 2 / 99k
18 / Hampton Court Station / 2 / 87k
19 / Whyteleafe & Upper Warlingham Stations / 2 / 71k
20 / Buckhurst Hill Station / 1 / 59k

I’m surprised White City Bus Station is so high up there, it is usually deserted. The stops outside Shepherds Bush Overground Station load well so surprised they are missing.

[borneobus]

I should have included "Shepherd's Bus Station" / 6 x Stops (includes the stops on the south side of the road) / 5.31m boardings so Top 10

Agree with your point re White City

[vjaska]

Jan 25, 2024 9:30:28 GMT borneobus said:

The third extract attempts to identify the busiest (by pax boardings) bus location in London...and in the second table below TfL services outside London

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card” using a TfL service
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- IMPORTANT - these are 50 locations that I have selected - they are not necessarily the busiest 50 locations

50 Busy London Bus Locations (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings / Remarks
1 / Elephant & Castle / 15 / 12.70m / (Includes Newington Causeway etc.)
2 / Brixton Station / 7 / 10.23m
3 / Stratford Bus Station / 7 / 8.73m
4 / Woolwich Arsenal Station / 8 / 7.87m
5 / Harrow Bus Station / 5 / 7.10m
6 / West Croydon Bus Station / 10 / 5.68m / (includes West Croydon Station)
7 / North Greenwich Station / 5 / 5.52m
8 / Ealing Broadway Station / 8 / 5.45m / (includes Haven Green)
9 / London Bridge / 10 / 5.13m / (2.72m London Bridge / 2.41m London Bridge Station )
10 / Vauxhall Bus Station / 9 / 5.11m
11 / Barking Station / 4 / 5.08m
12 / Victoria Station / 14 / 5.06m / (3.53 Station / 1.53m Bus Station)
13 / Finsbury Park / 9 / 4.94m / (2.58m Wells Terrace W3/W7 / 1.32m 'Main Road' / 1.04m FP Interchange)
14 / Edmonton Green / 7 / 4.92m / (4.24m Bus Station / 680k Station)
15 / Romford Station / 7 / 4.63m
16 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 5 / 4.48m
17 / Hammersmith Bus Station / 11 / 4.44m / (3.86m Upper Level / 0.58m Lower Level)
18 / Waterloo Station / 12 / 4.27m
19 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 6 / 4.25m
20 / Turnpike Lane / 7 / 4.16m / (2.21m Bus Station / 1.95m Station)
21 / Liverpool Street Station / 7 / 4.15m
22 / East Croydon Station / 7 / 4.08m / (includes East Croydon Bus Station)
23 / Seven Sisters Station / 5 / 4.04m
24 / Morden Station / 8 / 3.95m
25 / Bexleyheath Clock Tower / 4 / 3.84m
26 / Oxford Circus / 10 / 3.68m
27 / Archway Station / 7 / 3.65m
28 / Lewisham Station / 9 / 3.52m
29 / Selfridges / 5 / 3.18m
30 / Aldwych / 6 / 3.17m
31 / Brent Cross Shopping Centre / 4 / 3.17m
32 / St Leonard's Church [Streatham] / 5 / 2.92m
33 / Canning Town Station / 7 / 2.83m
34 / Edgware Bus Station / 6 / 2.83m
35 / Hayes & Harlington Station / 3 / 2.75m
36 / Lewisham Town Hall [Catford] / 7 / 2.69m
37 / Richmond Station / 4 / 2.41m
38 / Heathrow Central Bus Station / 3 / 2.36m
39 / Hatton Cross Station / 5 / 2.34m
40 / Uxbridge Station / 5 / 2.16m
41 / Tottenham Hale Station / 7 / 2.00m
42 / Canada Water Bus Station / 4 / 1.96m
43 / Bromley South Station / 4 / 1.88m
44 / East Ham Station / 2 / 1.82m
45 / Paddington Station / 6 / 1.74m
46 / North Finchley Bus Station / 3 / 1.67m
47 / Peckham Rye Station / 2 / 1.44m
48 / White City Bus Station / 5 / 1.44m
49 / Enfield Town Station / 6 / 1.14m
50 / Beckton Bus Station / 4 / 1.10m

20 selected locations served by TfL services but outside London (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings
1 / Dartford Station / 2 / 801k
2 / Waltham Cross Bus Station / 3 / 736k
3 / Bluewater Shopping Centre / 3 / 524k
4 / Staines Bus Station / 3 / 366k
5 / Lakeside Bus Station / 3 / 353k
6 / Queensmere Centre [Slough] / 1 / 280k
7 / Loughton Station / 3 / 257k
8 / Elstree & Borehamwood Station / 3 / 251k
9 / Redhill Bus Station / 1 / 225k
10 / Watford Junction Station / 3 / 214k
11 / Epsom High Street / 3 / 196k
12 / Ashford Hospital / 2 / 194k
13 / Sunbury Cross / 2 / 168k
14 / Potters Bar Station / 2 / 141k
15 / Caterham Valley / 2 / 110k
16 / The Broadway [Debden] / 1 / 100k
17 / Brentwood High Street / 2 / 99k
18 / Hampton Court Station / 2 / 87k
19 / Whyteleafe & Upper Warlingham Stations / 2 / 71k
20 / Buckhurst Hill Station / 1 / 59k

Further proof of how busy Brixton is - almost half the stops Elephant & Castle has but only 2m or so behind in passenger numbers. Or an even better comparison - same amount of stops as mega hub Stratford but 2m or so more passengers

[abellion]

No surprise to see Dartford dominating the outside of London table. Epsom is usually busy when I’m around but I guess the mediocre route frequencies aren’t helping with the numbers

[wirewiper]

Jan 25, 2024 9:30:28 GMT borneobus said:

The third extract attempts to identify the busiest (by pax boardings) bus location in London...and in the second table below TfL services outside London

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card” using a TfL service
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- IMPORTANT - these are 50 locations that I have selected - they are not necessarily the busiest 50 locations

50 Busy London Bus Locations (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings / Remarks
1 / Elephant & Castle / 15 / 12.70m / (Includes Newington Causeway etc.)
2 / Brixton Station / 7 / 10.23m
3 / Stratford Bus Station / 7 / 8.73m
4 / Woolwich Arsenal Station / 8 / 7.87m
5 / Harrow Bus Station / 5 / 7.10m
6 / West Croydon Bus Station / 10 / 5.68m / (includes West Croydon Station)
7 / North Greenwich Station / 5 / 5.52m
8 / Ealing Broadway Station / 8 / 5.45m / (includes Haven Green)
9 / London Bridge / 10 / 5.13m / (2.72m London Bridge / 2.41m London Bridge Station )
10 / Vauxhall Bus Station / 9 / 5.11m
11 / Barking Station / 4 / 5.08m
12 / Victoria Station / 14 / 5.06m / (3.53 Station / 1.53m Bus Station)
13 / Finsbury Park / 9 / 4.94m / (2.58m Wells Terrace W3/W7 / 1.32m 'Main Road' / 1.04m FP Interchange)
14 / Edmonton Green / 7 / 4.92m / (4.24m Bus Station / 680k Station)
15 / Romford Station / 7 / 4.63m
16 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 5 / 4.48m
17 / Hammersmith Bus Station / 11 / 4.44m / (3.86m Upper Level / 0.58m Lower Level)
18 / Waterloo Station / 12 / 4.27m
19 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 6 / 4.25m
20 / Turnpike Lane / 7 / 4.16m / (2.21m Bus Station / 1.95m Station)
21 / Liverpool Street Station / 7 / 4.15m
22 / East Croydon Station / 7 / 4.08m / (includes East Croydon Bus Station)
23 / Seven Sisters Station / 5 / 4.04m
24 / Morden Station / 8 / 3.95m
25 / Bexleyheath Clock Tower / 4 / 3.84m
26 / Oxford Circus / 10 / 3.68m
27 / Archway Station / 7 / 3.65m
28 / Lewisham Station / 9 / 3.52m
29 / Selfridges / 5 / 3.18m
30 / Aldwych / 6 / 3.17m
31 / Brent Cross Shopping Centre / 4 / 3.17m
32 / St Leonard's Church [Streatham] / 5 / 2.92m
33 / Canning Town Station / 7 / 2.83m
34 / Edgware Bus Station / 6 / 2.83m
35 / Hayes & Harlington Station / 3 / 2.75m
36 / Lewisham Town Hall [Catford] / 7 / 2.69m
37 / Richmond Station / 4 / 2.41m
38 / Heathrow Central Bus Station / 3 / 2.36m
39 / Hatton Cross Station / 5 / 2.34m
40 / Uxbridge Station / 5 / 2.16m
41 / Tottenham Hale Station / 7 / 2.00m
42 / Canada Water Bus Station / 4 / 1.96m
43 / Bromley South Station / 4 / 1.88m
44 / East Ham Station / 2 / 1.82m
45 / Paddington Station / 6 / 1.74m
46 / North Finchley Bus Station / 3 / 1.67m
47 / Peckham Rye Station / 2 / 1.44m
48 / White City Bus Station / 5 / 1.44m
49 / Enfield Town Station / 6 / 1.14m
50 / Beckton Bus Station / 4 / 1.10m

<snip>

If anything, this list just shows how important buses still are outside the centre of London and that is where their real strength lies now. Of the top fifty locations, just nine are in the central area - and I am including Elephant & Castle and Vauxhall in that total. Indeed positions 2 to 8 are all suburban hubs and show the power and importance of good and simple interchange as an integral part of the overall London transport network. 

Having grown up in Harrow, it is astonishing that Harrow Bus Station (5) now has more boardings (7.1m) than major Central London hubs such as London Bridge (9 - 5.13m) and Victoria (12 - 5.06m). 

[ronnie]

Jan 25, 2024 13:21:02 GMT wirewiper said:

Jan 25, 2024 9:30:28 GMT borneobus said:

The third extract attempts to identify the busiest (by pax boardings) bus location in London...and in the second table below TfL services outside London

- The data relates to 2023 / source TfL
- Included in the data are “Passengers who touched in upon boarding the bus using an Oyster Card or Contactless Payment Card” using a TfL service
- Rail Replacement & Temporary Routes are not included
- If the location of the bus stop is not immediately obvious, I have added area using square brackets
- IMPORTANT - these are 50 locations that I have selected - they are not necessarily the busiest 50 locations

50 Busy London Bus Locations (by pax boardings)
Ranking / Location / Bus Stops / Boardings / Remarks
1 / Elephant & Castle / 15 / 12.70m / (Includes Newington Causeway etc.)
2 / Brixton Station / 7 / 10.23m
3 / Stratford Bus Station / 7 / 8.73m
4 / Woolwich Arsenal Station / 8 / 7.87m
5 / Harrow Bus Station / 5 / 7.10m
6 / West Croydon Bus Station / 10 / 5.68m / (includes West Croydon Station)
7 / North Greenwich Station / 5 / 5.52m
8 / Ealing Broadway Station / 8 / 5.45m / (includes Haven Green)
9 / London Bridge / 10 / 5.13m / (2.72m London Bridge / 2.41m London Bridge Station )
10 / Vauxhall Bus Station / 9 / 5.11m
11 / Barking Station / 4 / 5.08m
12 / Victoria Station / 14 / 5.06m / (3.53 Station / 1.53m Bus Station)
13 / Finsbury Park / 9 / 4.94m / (2.58m Wells Terrace W3/W7 / 1.32m 'Main Road' / 1.04m FP Interchange)
14 / Edmonton Green / 7 / 4.92m / (4.24m Bus Station / 680k Station)
15 / Romford Station / 7 / 4.63m
16 / Eden Street [Kingston] / 5 / 4.48m
17 / Hammersmith Bus Station / 11 / 4.44m / (3.86m Upper Level / 0.58m Lower Level)
18 / Waterloo Station / 12 / 4.27m
19 / Walthamstow Bus Station / 6 / 4.25m
20 / Turnpike Lane / 7 / 4.16m / (2.21m Bus Station / 1.95m Station)
21 / Liverpool Street Station / 7 / 4.15m
22 / East Croydon Station / 7 / 4.08m / (includes East Croydon Bus Station)
23 / Seven Sisters Station / 5 / 4.04m
24 / Morden Station / 8 / 3.95m
25 / Bexleyheath Clock Tower / 4 / 3.84m
26 / Oxford Circus / 10 / 3.68m
27 / Archway Station / 7 / 3.65m
28 / Lewisham Station / 9 / 3.52m
29 / Selfridges / 5 / 3.18m
30 / Aldwych / 6 / 3.17m
31 / Brent Cross Shopping Centre / 4 / 3.17m
32 / St Leonard's Church [Streatham] / 5 / 2.92m
33 / Canning Town Station / 7 / 2.83m
34 / Edgware Bus Station / 6 / 2.83m
35 / Hayes & Harlington Station / 3 / 2.75m
36 / Lewisham Town Hall [Catford] / 7 / 2.69m
37 / Richmond Station / 4 / 2.41m
38 / Heathrow Central Bus Station / 3 / 2.36m
39 / Hatton Cross Station / 5 / 2.34m
40 / Uxbridge Station / 5 / 2.16m
41 / Tottenham Hale Station / 7 / 2.00m
42 / Canada Water Bus Station / 4 / 1.96m
43 / Bromley South Station / 4 / 1.88m
44 / East Ham Station / 2 / 1.82m
45 / Paddington Station / 6 / 1.74m
46 / North Finchley Bus Station / 3 / 1.67m
47 / Peckham Rye Station / 2 / 1.44m
48 / White City Bus Station / 5 / 1.44m
49 / Enfield Town Station / 6 / 1.14m
50 / Beckton Bus Station / 4 / 1.10m

<snip>

If anything, this list just shows how important buses still are outside the centre of London and that is where their real strength lies now. Of the top fifty locations, just nine are in the central area - and I am including Elephant & Castle and Vauxhall in that total. Indeed positions 2 to 8 are all suburban hubs and show the power and importance of good interchange facilities. 

Having grown up in Harrow, it is astonishing that Harrow Bus Station (5) now has more boardings (7.1m) than major Central London hubs such as London Bridge (9 - 5.13m) and Victoria (12 - 5.06m). 

Doesn’t help that in central London you can probably walk faster than the bus owing to incessant roadworks, empty cycle lanes destroying bus lanes and so on. Plus bus users being very low on the hierarchy

To give an example, earlier in January I had to meet a friend for lunch near Oxford Circus (from Knightsbridge). Usual route from Knightsbridge would have been 9/14/74/414/52/452 followed by the 22; simple same stop interchange. However, Sloane street has been closed northbound for an era so can’t get the 22; have to interchange at Hard Rock Cafe or green park.

However to my surprise both stops were closed!!! There were some works going on near Hard Rock Cafe but 1 of 2 stops was open (works only started from the front of the other ine) so a dolly stop was easily possible. Likewise at green park. But no, tfl prefer to close off all bus stops between Hyde park corner and Piccadilly Circus !

Hence, next time just jumped into a cab