Golders Green and Stamford Hill connected by new bus service

A new bus service, route 310, is now operating between Golders Green and Stamford Hill. This is in response to a longstanding request from residents, particularly in the local Jewish community, for a service to connect the neighbourhoods.

This is the first time that the two areas have been connected by a direct bus service. The 310 provides a safe, accessible, sustainable and affordable form of public transport connecting residents in North London, with the new route playing an important role in enabling more people in the area to switch from car use to public transport, reducing congestion and improving air quality across the area and beyond.

TfL is running a public consultation to assess the response to the service over the next 12 months, to allow Londoners to provide feedback on how the service is running and to inform TfL’s longer-term service plans. TfL will be working closely with local communities during this period to promote use of the route and to encourage communities to share their feedback.

Route 310 connects communities in Golders Green and Stamford Hill, serving people in the boroughs of Hackney, Barnet, Islington, Camden and Haringey, including stops at Highgate Village, Whittington Hospital and Finsbury Park. The trial of the bus route is part of TfL’s wider vision to improve public transport in London, as outlined in the Bus Action Plan.

As well as the introduction of the 310 bus route, there will also be improvements to route 210, which runs parallel to the 310, between Brent Cross Shopping Centre and Finsbury Park from Saturday, 21st September. Buses will operate every 12 minutes instead of every 15 minutes before 07:00 on weekdays and before 09:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. The first buses on Sunday mornings will also start earlier to provide a consistent start time to buses on all days of the week, meaning customers will benefit from buses operating up to 90 minutes earlier than they do currently.

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