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London Buses route 388 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London , England.[1] Stratford City and London Bridge bus stations, it is operated by Stagecoach London .
History [ edit ]
Route 388 commenced operating on 25 January 2003 between Hackney Wick and Mansion House station in preparation for the introduction of the London congestion charge . It was operated by CT Plus ' Ash Grove (HK ) with East Lancs Lolyne bodied Dennis Trident 2s .
On 25 September 2004, it was extended to Blackfriars station . While Blackfriars station was rebuilt as part of the Thameslink Programme , route 388 was extended on 16 August 2008 to Temple station , and again on 1 November 2008 to Embankment station .[2]
Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained with a new contract commencing in January 2010.[3]
On 14 December 2013, route 388 was extended from Hackney Wick to Stratford City bus station via the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park , replacing route 588.[4] [5]
In 2017, the route was extended from Blackfriars to Elephant and Castle .[6] [7]
On 12 October 2019, the route was withdrawn between Liverpool Street and Elephant and Castle and instead rerouted towards London Bridge to partially replace route 48 .[8]
On 27 August 2022, route 388 was included in the sale of HCT Group's ‘red bus’ operations to Stagecoach London .[9]
Current route [ edit ]
Route 388 operates via these primary locations:[10]
References [ edit ]
^ London bus tenders Route 388 Transport for London 6 August 2009
^ Have your say on proposals for bus services to serve the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Transport for London August 2013
^ Bus route 388 extended to Stratford City Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 11 December 2013
^ Oluwalana, Ayokunle (2023-01-03). "The London bus route that's constantly being tinkered with by TfL" . MyLondon . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "TfL plans to extend bus route 388 to the Elephant but curtail 100" . London SE1 . Retrieved 2023-01-03 .
^ "Permanent bus changes - Transport for London" . 2019-10-07. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2023-09-28 .
^ "Stagecoach completes purchase of HCT Group TfL work" . RouteOne . Retrieved 27 October 2022 .
^ Route 388 Map Transport for London
External links [ edit ]
London Buses route 388 at Wikimedia Commons
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_Buses_route_388&oldid=1219764145 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● B u s r o u t e s i n L o n d o n ● T r a n s p o r t i n t h e L o n d o n B o r o u g h o f H a c k n e y ● T r a n s p o r t i n t h e L o n d o n B o r o u g h o f N e w h a m ● T r a n s p o r t i n t h e C i t y o f L o n d o n H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k f r o m W i k i d a t a
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
for Stratford station 
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