London Buses route 277

London Buses route 277 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crossharbour and Highbury Corner, it is operated by Stagecoach London.

History
Route 277 started in April 1959 to replace the Trolleybus route 677 from Smithfield to Cubitt Town. In October 1961 the Sunday service was extended from Cubitt Town to Poplar replacing the withdrawn route 56. In 1964 Saturday journeys were also extended, and this was followed in 1969 by a weekday extension.

In 1971 route 277 saw the withdrawal on Sunday services between Angel and Smithfield but continued a normal service to the Blackwall Tunnel. The 277 saw the withdrawal of services to Poplar and restricted to Cubitt Town, Queen Hotel in 1974, which was put back to normal in 1976 after Route 277A which took over that part of the line was withdrawn.

The 1990s saw the most significant change to the route where the route was diverted at Canonbury (Mildmay Park) via St Pauls Road to Highbury & Islington Station; the Smithfield section was replaced by bus route 56. 1991 saw the extension on weekdays and Saturdays to Canary Wharf. 1993 saw the withdrawal of the section between Canary Wharf and Poplar. In 1994 the route was extended to Leamouth on weekdays and Saturdays and saw the extension to Leamouth on Sundays along with the N277 being introduced that covered the entire route. The 'N' prefix has since been dropped.

In February 2009, drivers on the route were criticised by local residents for causing unnecessarily high noise and air pollution at the Highbury Corner terminus.

Stagecoach London commenced a new contract in February 2010. In March 2016, Transport for London proposed the removal of seven bus stops from the route, which drew criticism from London TravelWatch.

Cultural significance
The route is notable for passing through areas of London with strong cultural importance. A feature in Time Out magazine in March 2009 highlighted notable points along the route as the Vortex Jazz Club and Café Oto in Dalston, the Hackney Empire theatre, Broadway Market in London Fields and One Canada Square in Canary Wharf.

Current route
Route 277 operates via these primary locations:
 * Crossharbour ASDA
 * Mudchute station
 * Millwall Crews Street/The Space Theatre
 * Canary Wharf    NightTube.svg
 * Westferry station
 * Limehouse East India Dock Road
 * Mile End station NightTube.svg
 * Bow St Barnabas Church
 * Victoria Park
 * South Hackney Moulins Road/Church Crescent
 * Hackney Town Hall
 * Dalston Junction station
 * Kingsland High Street
 * Mildmay Ward Clephane Road
 * Highbury Corner