London Buses route EL2
An East London Transit Wright Gemini 2.
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| Parent | Transport for London |
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| Founded | 20 February 2010 |
| Headquarters | Westminster |
| Locale | East London |
| Service area | Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge |
| Service type | Bus rapid transit |
| Routes |
3
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| Fleet | New Routemaster |
| Operator | Blue Triangle |
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East London Transit (ELT) is a part-segregatedbus rapid transit, operated as part of the London Buses network, opened in phases between 2010 and 2013. The scheme has been developed by Transport for London due to the existing and anticipated demand for public transport in East London caused by the Thames Gateway redevelopment, and has been planned to allow for a possible future upgrade to tram operation.
It connects National Rail, London Underground and London Overground stations in the London boroughs of Havering, Redbridge, and Barking and Dagenham with major population centers, such as the Barking Riverside, that are currently only served by bus routes. The first stage of the scheme opened on 20th February 2010. There are proposals for a variety of extensions.
There are three routes. EL1 replaced the previous route 369 bus service and operated 24 hours a day, initially between Thames View Estate and Ilford, and has since been extended from Thames View Estate to Barking Riverside. EL2 operated over the whole length of the phase 1 route between Dagenham Dock and Ilford until March 2016, when it was amended to run to Becontree Heath after leaving Barking. EL3 replaced the previous route 387 operated between Little Heath and Barking Riverside, the route change through Barking Town Centre. As a result of these changes, route 179 was withdrawn between Ilford and Barking and was diverted to terminate at Ilford (Hainault Street) bus terminus.
Each route operates five buses an hour on Monday to Saturday daytimes and three buses an hour during the evenings and on Sunday; this gives a combined frequency of ten buses an hour over the core route from Barking to Thames View Estate during the day.
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