London Buses route 253

London Buses route 253 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Hackney Central and Euston bus station, it is operated by Arriva London.

History
Route 253 commenced operating on 1 February 1961 between Aldgate bus station and Tottenham Court Road via Bethnal Green, Hackney Central, Clapton Pond, Stamford Hill, Manor House, Finsbury Park and Camden Town as a replacement for trolleybus route 653 with AEC Routemasters.

By 1994 the route, now operated by Leaside Buses, was one of the busiest in London, with a peak vehicle requirement of 50 buses operating at a frequency of one bus every two minutes.

In November 2009, route 253 was retained by incumbent operator Arriva London. Upon being re-tendered, the route was retained by Arriva London with a new contract commencing on 6 June 2015.

Current route
Route 253 operates via these primary locations:
 * Hackney Central station
 * Lower Clapton
 * Clapton Pond
 * Clapton station
 * Stamford Hill station
 * Manor House station
 * Finsbury Park station
 * Seven Sisters Road
 * Holloway Nag's Head
 * Holloway Prison
 * Camden Road station
 * Camden Town station
 * Mornington Crescent station
 * Euston bus station for Euston station

In popular culture
The 2009 Just Jack song "253", from the album All Night Cinema, is named after the route.