London Buses route 140
Encyclopedia
London Buses route 140 is a Transport for London
contracted bus route in London
, England
. The service is currently contracted to Metroline
.
On 4 May 1955 the section between Hayes Bourne Avenue & Hayes Station was extended via Harlington High Street and Harlington Corner to terminate at London Airport Central (now Heathrow). In 1967 route 140 was extended from Mill Hill Broadway to Page Street (further extended to Mill Hill East in 1968) for school journeys. In 1983 the Harrow & Mill Hill section was withdrawn and replaced by route 114 and two years later 140 was rerouted via the current 340 to Edgware Station. The section between Edgware and Harrow Weald was withdrawn and replaced by route 340
in 1987.
In 2000, Heathrow was given more night-time transport links, and so 140 was supplemented by night service N140. The 'N' prefix has since been dropped. Route 640 provides the school service for route 140 between South Harrow and Harrow Weald.
Transport for London
Transport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...
contracted bus route in London
London
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, England
England
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. The service is currently contracted to Metroline
Metroline
Metroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies operating bus services in London under the management of London Buses.-Company history:...
.
History
Route 140, at its inception, followed a very different route to the one it does today. Starting from Hayes Bourne Avenue, it followed today's U4 to Hayes, then its current route as far as Harrow, then followed what is now route 114 via Kenton and Queensbury and finished at Mill Hill Broadway.On 4 May 1955 the section between Hayes Bourne Avenue & Hayes Station was extended via Harlington High Street and Harlington Corner to terminate at London Airport Central (now Heathrow). In 1967 route 140 was extended from Mill Hill Broadway to Page Street (further extended to Mill Hill East in 1968) for school journeys. In 1983 the Harrow & Mill Hill section was withdrawn and replaced by route 114 and two years later 140 was rerouted via the current 340 to Edgware Station. The section between Edgware and Harrow Weald was withdrawn and replaced by route 340
London Buses route 340
London Buses route 340 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva Shires & Essex.-History:...
in 1987.
In 2000, Heathrow was given more night-time transport links, and so 140 was supplemented by night service N140. The 'N' prefix has since been dropped. Route 640 provides the school service for route 140 between South Harrow and Harrow Weald.
Current route
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High Street - Harrow & Wealdstone Station
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- Hayes & Harlington Station
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- Heathrow Airport Central Bus Station