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465
Quality Line Optare Versa at Mickleham in June 2012
Overview
Operator	Quality Line
Garage	Epsom (EB)
Vehicle	Optare Versa 11.1m
Peak vehicle requirement	6
Night-time	No night service
Route
Start	Kingston
Via	Surbiton Hook Chessington Malden Rushett Leatherhead Fetcham Mickleham
End	Dorking
Length	15 miles (24 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	30-60 minutes
Journey time	50-85 minutes
Operates	05:15 until 00:33

London Buses route 465 is a joint Transport for London and Surrey County Council contracted bus route in London and Surrey, England. Running between Kingston and Dorking, it is operated by Quality Line. The route extends the furthest from London of all Transport for London routes.

History

From around the mid-1990s, service 465 was operated by London & Country. Upon being re-tendered, it passed to Tellings-Golden Miller on 1 May 1999 and was extended past Kingston to Tellings' Fulwell Bus Garage. On 17 June 2005, route 465 was included in the sale of Tellings-Golden Miller to Travel London.

In May 2006 the route was curtailed at Kingston and replaced by a new, less frequent route 481, despite a protest by a local group to keep the service.

Upon being re-tendered, on 30 June 2007 the route passed to Arriva Guildford & West Surrey. The contract change also saw the route withdrawn from Penrhyn Road in Kingston, due to complaints from residents over the number of buses using the road. The replacement route is via Surbiton Road and Portsmouth Road.

On 3 October 2009, route 465 was included in the sale of Arriva Guildford & West Surrey's Horsham operation to Metrobus. It was the only Transport for London contract to be worked out of the company's Crawley garage.

Upon being re-tendered, on 30 June 2012 the route passed to Quality Line with Optare Versas.

The route is jointly managed by Transport for London and Surrey County Council. The section between Leatherhead and Dorking is financially supported by the council.

Current route

Route 465 operates via these primary locations:

• Kingston
• Surbiton
• Hook
• Chessington
• Malden Rushett
• Leatherhead
• Fetcham
• Mickleham
• Dorking

References

1. Rosehill, Harry (2018-01-17). "What's The Furthest A London Bus Gets From London?". Londonist. Retrieved 2021-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Preliminary Results Year Ended 31 December 2005 Tellings-Golden Miller 5 April 2006
3. 465 protesters ignored as bus route scrapped Richmond & Twickenham Times 5 May 2006
4. "481 Bus Route". Mayor's Question Time. 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2021-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. Bus service changes June 2007 Surrey County Council
6. Go-Ahead to acquire Arriva's Horsham bus Bus & Coach Professional 3 September 2009
7. Orders placed for new buses Epsom Coaches 12 October 2011
8. Lyons, Mark (2017-02-16). "Go-Ahead gains the 131". Buses Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. "465 Bus Route Saved". Mickleham Parish Council. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2021-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. Route 465 Map Transport for London
11. Marius, Callum (2021-07-15). "The ridiculous bus route that ends a staggering 21 miles outside London". MyLondon. Retrieved 2021-07-18.

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 465 at Wikimedia Commons

• Bus routes in London
• Transport in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
• Transport in Surrey