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London General Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 on route 21 at Lewisham
Overview
Operator	London General
Garage	New Cross
Vehicle	New Routemaster
Night-time	Night bus N21
Route
Start	Newington Green
Via	Old Kent Road
End	Lewisham

London Buses route 21 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Newington Green and Lewisham, it is operated by London General.

The route is operated by New Routemasters.

History

In 2018, a Metrodecker EV prototype from Optare was trialed on the route.

In November 2021, the frequency of the service was reduced from 6-8 minutes to 8-10 minutes.

From 4 February 2023, route 21 will be re-routed to serve Nag's Head in Holloway instead of Newington Green, partially replacing the daytime route 271, following a successful consultation in early 2022.

Current route

Route 21 operates via these primary locations:

• Lewisham Shopping Centre
• Lewisham station
• St Johns station
• New Cross Gate station
• Old Kent Road
• Bricklayers Arms
• Borough station
• London Bridge station
• Bank and Monument stations
• Moorgate station
• Moorfields Eye Hospital
• Newington Green

Incident

On 1 April 2017, a number 21 bus blocked the street in Cornhill as it became stuck after mounting the curb during an attempted three-point turn.

References

1. "21 bus route". Transport for London. Retrieved 2022-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Dougall, Emily (2020-11-24). "Optare celebrates fifth Metrodecker EV order". CBW. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
3. Mitchell, Sophie (2022-01-18). "Campaign to keep the 21 bus route". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
4. "Proposed changes to routes 21, 143, 263 and 271" (PDF). TfL Have Your Say. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
5. "Route 21 Map". Transport for London. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
6. Morrison, Sean (2017-04-05). "Bus wedged across street in City 'like scene from Austin Powers'". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

• Bus routes in London