You probably saw at least one of the fleets of Superloop buses With its new designs in the city in the city since 2023. They form the countless Express bus streets with nine routes in the capital (and the SL4 route to make it a round 10 this year!). Now a new loop looks like it could come to the city, and TFL opens public advice for a planned “Bakerloop” bus route between Waterloo and Lewisham.
Performing the advice up to March 15thTFL has presented plans for a route that is available on the proposed route that is available Bakerloo Line extensionWhat would go through Lewisham. The six -week consultation gives the public the opportunity to raise objections and propose all changes to the route that runs through stops, including Waterloo Station, Elephant & Castle/London Road, Elephant & Castle/New Kent Road, Burgess Park/Burgess Park / Dunton Road, Old Kent Road/ Iilderton Road, New Cross Gate Station, Lewisham Center and Lewisham Station.
It will also be set Two more additions to the Superloop networkWhat one would see SL11 Route between Abbey Wood and North Greenwich via Thamesmeadand in SL12 route that connects Raiham, Ferry Lane and Gants Hill. If this and the Bakerloop arrive this year together with the already confirmed SL4 route (which should arrive at the opening of the Silvertown tunnel) this year, this would bring the total number of the new routes in 2025 to four.
If the consultation prefers the plans, TFL has announced that the first BL1 route could be in operation by autumn 2025.
In the news, Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “Last year I committed to the Londoners to present the new Bakerloop bus route that would run between Waterloo and Lewisham. Today I am pleased to be able to tell you that TFL starts this consultation as the first step in the provision of this commitment and builds on the continued success of the Superloop Express bus services.
“The new proposed route reflects the route of the potential expansion of the Bakerloo line and combines the people in the southeast of London better and at the same time helps to demonstrate how much capital needs the Bakerloo line expansion. This important infrastructure would not only offer better transport connections and upgrade the existing line, but also unlock thousands of new houses and workplaces, promote the economy and build a better, fairer and more successful Londoner for everyone. “
There is still no confirmation of whether the long -awaited expansion of Bakerloo Line will continue, with TFL “selected experts” uses Lewisham). If it continues, the work will only begin in the 2030s with an estimated final date in 2040. The bakerloop would now cover these areas on the bus while its viability is rated.
The TFL consultation on the proposed Bakerloop -Busstraße is now open until March 14th. If the move gives a new BL1 route this year.