Changes will be made to the 289 and 455 bus routes in Croydon

At the moment the 289 operates between Elmers End station and Purley station.

Route 455 runs between Purley and Wallington Station. At Waddon Marsh, routes 289 and 455 currently run in a loop via Trafalgar Way and Drury Crescent in both directions. In addition, route 289 runs into Croydon Colonnades in the southbound direction only.

A spokesperson for Transport for London said in an effort "to reduce journey times and improve reliability, we are proposing to remove both of these ‘double runs’ so that routes 289 and 455 would run directly along Purley Way at these locations instead.

"We estimate that the changes at Waddon Marsh would save about three minutes of journey time each for routes 289 and 455, and altering route 289 at Croydon Colonnades would save around one minute."

"Avoiding Waddon Marsh would mean that routes 289 and 455 no longer serve two bus stops – Waddon Marsh Tram Stop and The Purley Way Centre – in both directions. Passengers would have to walk about 200 metres to existing stops on Purley Way.

"Removing the southbound double run for route 289 at Croydon Colonnades would mean that the route would no longer serve The Colonnades/Croydon Airport bus stop. Passengers would need to walk 90 metres to Purley Way, where a new southbound bus stop would be provided.

"There would no changes to the frequency of either route as a result of these proposals."

TFL received 267 responses to the consultation put out and despite some opposition, decided to go ahead with the proposal.

These changes will be implemented on September 2.

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