London Buses route N89

N89
London Buses route N89 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Go-Ahead London.

The N89 was Introduced in 2003 when it replaced the N81 that ran between Victoria Station and Bexleyheath. Throughout its existence as a South East London Night Route, the N81 had Many Projections and Diversions, at one stage running as far as Dartford. The Route was then Curtailed to Crayford for a short period of time before finally being cut back further to Bexleyheath. The N81 Generally followed the same Routeing between Victoria and Bexleyheath, despite the changes. The N81 was replaced in 2003 by the N89. The N89 runs from Trafalgar Square over most of the old N81 routing to Bexleyheath and was extended onwards to Erith via slade Green, over the then 89 and 469 route's. The Erith Extension was introduced to prevent idling buses causing a nuisance to Slade Green residents, as well as providing a 'useful' connection. Between Lewisham and Slade Green the N89 matched the daytime 89 route, so the renumbering from N81 to N89 reflected this. The Erith extension also enabled route N53 to be curtailed at Plumstead, later to be replaced by the 53 becoming a 24 hour service between Plumstead and Whitehall only. The Thamesmead services on the N53 were replaced by an extension of the N1 Service. With the Loss of the N53 Between Plumstead and Erith, Lesnes Heath and Upper Belvedere areas became deprived of a night bus Service, whereby other nearby areas of Northumberland Heath, North End and Slade Green, all previously never served by Night Services, gained a Night Bus Service with the introduction of the N89.
 * History

The N89 is Londons Longest Night bus route at 34 km (21.12 Miles) long, closely followed by the N9 at 33 km (20.50 Miles) Long. The N89 also shares the title of London's Longest Scheduled bus Service with the X26 (Operated by Metrobus between West Croydon and Heathrow), both routes covering a distance of 34 km (21.12 Miles).

·Erith Cross Street · Slade Green Station · Bexleyheath · Welling High Street · Blackheath Station · Lewisham High Street for Lewisham Station · Deptford Bridge Station · Deptford Broadway · New Cross Station · New Cross Gate Station · Queens Road Peckham Station · Peckham High Street · Camberwell Green · Walworth Road · Elephant & Castle Station · Southwark Station · Blackfriars Station · Ludgate Circus · Aldwych · Charing Cross Station · Trafalgar Square
 * Current route


 * External links
 * Full timetable (PDF)