London Buses route 135
London Buses route 135 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Cubitt Town and Moorfields Eye Hospital, it is operated by Stagecoach London subsidiary Lea Interchange Bus Company.
History
Route 135 commenced operating on 24 May 2008 between Cubitt Town and Moorfields Eye Hospital. It was initially operated at a frequency of every 15 minutes off-peak and every 10 minutes during peak hours, with a maximum requirement of 13 double-deck buses. The initial contract to operate the route was awarded to Arriva London's Barking garage. The route was featured in Time Out magazine in 2009.Upon being re-tendered, the route was awarded to Docklands Buses with the transfer occurring on 23 May 2015 and Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC bodied Volvo B5LHs introduced.
On 17 September 2016, it was rerouted through the Isle of Dogs to partly replace route D3.
Upon being retendered, operation the route was taken over by Tower Transit's Lea Interchange bus garage on 21 May 2022 using Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LHs formerly used on route 328. The route was included in the sale of Lea Interchange bus garage to Lea Interchange Bus Company on 25 June 2022.
Current route
Route 135 operates via these primary locations:- Cubitt Town Asda
- Crossharbour station
- Island Gardens station
- Mudchute station
- Millwall
- Canary Wharf station
- Canary Wharf Westferry Circus
- Westferry station
- Limehouse station
- Shadwell
- Aldgate East station
- Liverpool Street station
- Shoreditch High Street station
- Old Street station
- Moorfields Eye Hospital