London Buses route 180

180
Stagecoach London Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV in Abbey Wood in July 2022
Overview
Operator Stagecoach London
Garage Plumstead
Vehicle Alexander Dennis Enviro400H
Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Peak vehicle requirement 17 (18 on Saturdays)
Began service 7 October 1951
Former operator(s) London Central
London General
East Thames Buses
Harris Bus
Selkent
London Regional Transport
London Transport Executive (GLC)
London Transport Executive
Night-time Night Bus N1
Route
Start Erith
Via Belvedere
East Thamesmead
Abbey Wood
Plumstead
Woolwich
Charlton
Greenwich Peninsula
End North Greenwich bus station
Length 11 miles (18 km)
Service
Level Daily

London Buses route 180 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Erith and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by Stagecoach London.

History

In June 1992, a South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive Leyland-DAB articulated bus was trialled for a month on the route along with a three-axle Citybus Leyland Olympian. On 14 February 1998, operation of the route passed from Selkent to Harris Bus. After Harris Bus ran into financial difficulty, on 25 March 2000 it was taken over by East Thames Buses.

On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 180. London General retained the route when re-tendered with a new contract commencing on 1 October 2016. In December 2017, it was transferred from Belvedere garage to Morden Wharf garage.

On 2 October 2021, the route was taken over by Stagecoach London.

In July 2017 Transport for London announced proposed changes to route 180 in anticipation of the opening of the Elizabeth line with route 180 to be diverted after Charlton to run to North Greenwich instead of Lewisham. The change was implemented on 14 May 2022.

Current route

Route 180 operates via these primary locations:

Vehicles

Since November 2021, the route has been partially operated by Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs.