Four bus routes will be undergoing changes throughout the upcoming weekend in September across London.

TfL buses align with the Mayor’s Transport Strategy aiming for 80 per cent of journeys via foot, bike, or public transport by 2041.

There is currently a bus fleet of around 9,300 buses which follow across 675 different routes.

The latest timetable changes are in place to help “match demand, deliver value for money and allow TfL to invest in outer London”.

The following timetable changes will take place from today Saturday, September 14:

  1. A temporary timetable will be introduced on route 39 which will widen the frequency of the service to a bus every 8-9 minutes during the AM & PM peaks on Monday to Fridays, to every 9 minutes during the daytime on Monday to Saturdays and to every 13 minutes during the daytime on Sundays. No change during the evenings. This is to help aid reliability during the Hammersmith Bridge closure and increase in traffic in the Putney area.
  2. A new timetable will be introduced on route 174 with changes to late evening journeys towards Harold Hill from Dagenham CEME on all days of the week. There will be a later journey from Dagenham CEME leaving at 1.08am and passing Dagenham Heathway station at 1.18am providing a later connection with District line arrivals from Central London and at Romford Station at 1.31am to provide a connection with the last Elizabeth line train from Liverpool Street. The later journey also closes the gap between the last 174 and first N86 buses from 50 to 30 minutes between Romford Station and Harold Hill. No change to times of buses from Harold Hill towards Dagenham CEME.
  3. 24-hour route 222 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times. The frequency will be increased during the early morning on all days of the week. On Monday to Fridays buses will be increased to every 15 minutes between 4.30am and 6.30am, on Saturdays between 4.30am and 7.30am and on Sundays between 4.30am and 9.30am. No change to the frequency at any other time.
  4. Route 284 will have a new timetable on all days of the week with minor changes to times.