London Buses route 31
| 31 | |
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| Overview | |
| Operator | Tower Transit |
| Garage | Atlas Road (AS) |
| Vehicle | Volvo B7TL 10.1m / Wright Eclipse Gemini |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 23 |
| Night-time | Night Buses N28 & N31 |
| Route | |
| Start | White City bus station |
| Via |
Notting Hill Gate Westbourne Park Maida Hill Kilburn Swiss Cottage |
| End | Camden Town |
| Length | 6 miles (9.7 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | 6-10 minutes |
| Journey time | 35-64 minutes |
| Operates | 05:00 until 01:00 |
London Buses route 31 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between White City bus station and Camden Town, it is operated by Tower Transit.
Route 31 commenced operating on 7 September 1911 as a daily route between Chelsea and South Hampstead via Edith Grove, Earls Court Road, Kensington High Street, Notting Hill Gate, Great Western Road, Walterton Road and Belsize Road, replacing horse bus route 36, which also ran between Chelsea and Finchley Road.
Three months later, on 7 December 1911, it was further extended to Finchley Road station. From 31 October 1912, it was re-routed at Belsize Road to run to Gospel Oak via Eton Avenue, Englands Lane and Parkhill Avenue instead of to FInchley Road. However, this extension did not last long and in December 1912 route 31 was curtailed to run daily from Chelsea to South Hampstead (Swiss Cottage).
On 15 May 1916, route 31 was extended to run daily from Swiss Cottage to Tulse Hill via Adelaide Road, Camden Town, Eversholt Street, Russell Square, Southampton Row, Kingsway, Aldwych, Waterloo Bridge, Elephant & Castle, Camberwell Green, Denmark Hill and Herne Hill, replacing route 68, which was withdrawn on the same day. The operation of this long, horseshoe-shaped route between Chelsea and Tulse Hill lasted for one year; after 29 April 1917 route 31 was withdrawn between Camden Town and Tulse Hill, with route 68 being reintroduced to replace it.
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