Address London, United Kingdom | ||
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Location HammersmithLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Bus operators Abellio LondonBerry's CoachesLondon GeneralLondon UnitedMetrolineTower Transit Connections Hammersmith tube station (Piccadilly and District lines)Hammersmith tube station (Hammersmith & City and Circle lines) | ||
Observations at hammersmith bus station sunday july 3 2016
Hammersmith bus station is located adjacent to the District & Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City London Underground stations in Hammersmith. It is owned and maintained by Transport for London.
Contents
- Observations at hammersmith bus station sunday july 3 2016
- The choas hammersmith bus station 18 7 2015
- History
- Crime
- References
The bus station is divided into two sections (lower and upper stations). The routes which serve the lower station are 33, 72 (towards Roehampton), 209, 266, 283 (towards Barnes/London Wetland Centre), 419, 485 and 609. The routes which serve the upper station are 9, 10, 27, 72 (towards East Acton), 190, 211, 220, 267, 283 (towards East Acton), 295, 391, H91, N9, N11 and N97. The upper station is also served by Berry's Coaches Taunton to London services.
The choas hammersmith bus station 18 7 2015
History
Butterwick bus station was replaced by Hammersmith bus station. Route 667 used to terminate at the bus station and was operated from Fulwell bus garage.
In May 1937, a crowd gathered at Hammersmith bus station to watch the first route 11 bus leave after a strike lasting a month.
In 2004, Transport for London was successful in getting planning permission to extend the bus station. The extended bus station would include an information facility, cycle racks, and CCTV coverage. The extension was opened in February 2008.
In August 2011, Transport for London refurbished the southern end of the bus station.
Crime
In December 2004, an x-ray weapons scanner was introduced for a week at the bus station. The bus station was chosen for the trial because of the high number of disorder reports at the site.
In September 2006, a dispersal order was introduced to the bus station after gangs meeting at Hammersmith Broadway. In January 2007, the order was extended for another three months.
On 16 May 2011, a 14-year-old boy was stabbed at the lower bus station.