Post by vjaska on Apr 2, 2013 23:33:44 GMT
consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/https-consultations-tfl-gov-uk-buses-route-s1
Overview
The London bus network is kept under regular review. As part of this, we develop proposals for changes to services.
Why We Are Consulting
We are proposing changes to route S1 and would like to hear your views. Our review took account of passenger usage, reliability data, timetables, vehicle type, area served and feedback received.
Route S1 runs between Banstead and Mitcham via Sutton and St Helier at 3 buses per hour Monday to Saturday and 2 buses per hour Sundays and all evenings. At the Mitcham end it runs from Fair Green via London Road to Lower Green (the Cricket Green). On weekdays an additional journey runs from Banstead to Mitcham in the morning and back in the afternoon. Single deck buses are used with capacity for 50 passengers.
We have been working with Merton Council to develop a bus service for the Lavender Fields area, which is between Mitcham and Tooting. Although there is a very high frequency service along London Road (by Figge’s Marsh) around 730 homes are more than 400 metres from London Road. Discussions have been held with the Council and other stakeholders about options to improve access.
A number of possibilities have been considered including changes to a range of existing routes. Taking route S1 into the area is considered the most feasible means of improving access to the bus network.
We are therefore proposing to:
• withdraw the section from Fair Green to Lower Green (the Cricket Green)
• instead run from Fair Green to Victoria Road (for Lavender Fields) via Holborn Way and London Road
We are also proposing to increase the frequency of buses from 3 to 4 per hour and 2 to 3 per hour in the evening/Sundays. The current extra peak journeys would then no longer be needed.
The S1 route would continue to be served by single-deck buses.
There will still be a very high frequency of other buses serving the stops from Fair Green to Lower Green.
It is proposed to introduce this change on 30 November 2013 subject to the outcome of this consultation and completion by Merton Council of works in Victoria Road to support the service, including accessible bus stops. (These will be the subject of a separate consultation by the Council).
Overview
The London bus network is kept under regular review. As part of this, we develop proposals for changes to services.
Why We Are Consulting
We are proposing changes to route S1 and would like to hear your views. Our review took account of passenger usage, reliability data, timetables, vehicle type, area served and feedback received.
Route S1 runs between Banstead and Mitcham via Sutton and St Helier at 3 buses per hour Monday to Saturday and 2 buses per hour Sundays and all evenings. At the Mitcham end it runs from Fair Green via London Road to Lower Green (the Cricket Green). On weekdays an additional journey runs from Banstead to Mitcham in the morning and back in the afternoon. Single deck buses are used with capacity for 50 passengers.
We have been working with Merton Council to develop a bus service for the Lavender Fields area, which is between Mitcham and Tooting. Although there is a very high frequency service along London Road (by Figge’s Marsh) around 730 homes are more than 400 metres from London Road. Discussions have been held with the Council and other stakeholders about options to improve access.
A number of possibilities have been considered including changes to a range of existing routes. Taking route S1 into the area is considered the most feasible means of improving access to the bus network.
We are therefore proposing to:
• withdraw the section from Fair Green to Lower Green (the Cricket Green)
• instead run from Fair Green to Victoria Road (for Lavender Fields) via Holborn Way and London Road
We are also proposing to increase the frequency of buses from 3 to 4 per hour and 2 to 3 per hour in the evening/Sundays. The current extra peak journeys would then no longer be needed.
The S1 route would continue to be served by single-deck buses.
There will still be a very high frequency of other buses serving the stops from Fair Green to Lower Green.
It is proposed to introduce this change on 30 November 2013 subject to the outcome of this consultation and completion by Merton Council of works in Victoria Road to support the service, including accessible bus stops. (These will be the subject of a separate consultation by the Council).