London Buses route 312

London Buses route 312 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between South Croydon garage and Norwood Junction station, it is operated by Arriva London.

312
Overview
OperatorArriva London
GarageSouth Croydon
VehicleOptare MetroCity Electric bus
Route
StartSouth Croydon garage
ViaEast Croydon
Addiscombe
EndNorwood Junction station
Length4 miles (6.4 km)
Service
LevelDaily

History
Arriva London MCW Metrobus in Dulwich in July 2000
Arriva London Alexander Dennis Pointer bodied Alexander Dennis Dart at East Croydon station in September 2013

Route 312 became the first route in London to be operated exclusively by electric buses, when Arriva London commenced a further contract on 5 September 2015 with Optare MetroCitys.[1][2][3][4][5]

Current route

Route 312 operates via these primary locations:[6]

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References
  1. London's first all electric route to be operated by Arriva Transport for London 2 March 2015
  2. Number 312 from South Croydon to Norwood Junction to be London's first all electric bus route Croydon Advertiser 3 March 2015
  3. First all-electric bus route for London Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 6 March 2015
  4. Optare MetroCity buses for London's fully electric bus route Archived 24 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Professional 2 April 2015
  5. "TfL names its first all-electric bus route" Buses Magazine issue 721 April 2015
  6. Route 312 Map Transport for London
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