Greenline route 724
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| Overview | |
| System | Green Line |
| Operator | Arriva Shires & Essex |
| Garage | Harlow and Ware |
| Vehicle | Mercedes-Benz Citaro |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 7 |
| Route | |
| Start | Harlow |
| Via |
Hertford St Albans Watford Uxbridge |
| End | Heathrow Terminal 5 |
| Length | 57 miles (92 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 60 - 120 minutes |
| Journey time | 2 hours 12 minutes - 3 hours 36 minutes |
| Operates | 03:35 until 00:39 |
| See also Green Line Coaches and timetable | |
Green Line route 724 is a bus service currently operated by Arriva Shires & Essex as part of the Green Line Coaches network. It runs on an orbital route round the north and western outskirts of London between Harlow and Heathrow airport's terminal 5, and is partly funded by airport operator Heathrow Airport Holdings. It is the only Green Line service to be operated by buses rather than coaches.
Route 724 was started by Green Line Coaches (then part of London Transport) on 10 July 1966, on a route from High Wycombe to Romford via North London using AEC Regal coaches. By June 1972 it had been rerouted to start from Staines and serve Heathrow Airport. The sections of route between Staines and Heathrow, and between Harlow and Romford were later dropped.
Route 724 was included in the sale of London Country North West to a management buyout when privatised in January 1988, in turn passing to Luton & District Transport in 1990, British Bus in 1994 and finally the Cowie Group in August 1996. Today it is operated by Arriva Shires & Essex.
In December 1997, a fleet of nine Plaxton Prestige bodied DAF SB220s were purchased, with extra luggage space built in. These were some of the first low-floor buses to operate in the United Kingdom.
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