New SL3 Superloop route launches in south-east London

The new Superloop route SL3 runs from Bromley to Thamesmead

Express bus route Superloop has launched in south-east London.

The SL3 Superloop made its way between Thamesmead and Bromley for the first time on Saturday morning.

The route is the latest to open as part of the Superloop network of limited-stop express bus routes that circle the capital to improve bus travel in outer London.

A further two Superloop routes are due to open by 2025.

An express bus service now runs on the SL3 route between Bromley North Station and Thamesmead Town Centre via Bromley Town Centre, Chislehurst, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Bexleyheath Town Centre and Abbey Wood.

Buses on the route will run every 12 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday, and every 15 minutes during the evening and on Sundays.

The service is similar to the current 269 service, although that has many more stops and only goes as far as Bexleyheath.

Only the SL2 route between Walthamstow Central and North Woolwich and the SL4 route between Canary Wharf and Grove Park are yet to open.

They will launch in the spring of 2024 and 2025 respectively.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said in December: "It is fantastic to see the Superloop already encouraging more people onto London's bus network. It's proving a real game-changer."

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