London Buses route 55

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New Routemaster on route 55
Overview
Operator	Stagecoach London
Vehicle	New Routemaster
Peak vehicle requirement	40
Night-time	Night Bus N55
Route
Start	Leyton Green
Via	Hackney Central Shoreditch Clerkenwell Holborn
End	Oxford Circus

London Buses route 55 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Leyton Green and Oxford Circus, it is operated by Stagecoach London.

The route number 55 came from tram 55, replaced by trolleybus 55, which had run between Old Street and Hackney.

In 1990, the section of the route that linked Leyton and Oxford Circus was withdrawn. It was reinstated in 1997 after a campaign by Waltham Forest residents.

Stagecoach London successfully retained route 55 with a new contract starting on 27 February 2010 and a further contract starting on 28 February 2015.

New Routemasters were introduced on 28 February 2015. The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops.