London Buses route 57
London Buses route 57 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Fairfield bus station and Clapham Park, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary London General.
History
The 57 service, running from Victoria to Tooting Broadway, via Vauxhall, Stockwell, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton & Streatham, was first introduced in July 1951, replacing London Tram routes 8 and 20. It took its present route in January 1964.In 2015, Go-Ahead London won the tender to run the service, taking over from London United on 2 July 2016. In February 2023, the service frequency was reduced to every 12 minutes.
Current route
Route 57 operates via these primary locations:- Fairfield bus station
- Norbiton station
- Kingston Hospital
- Raynes Park station
- Wimbledon station
- South Wimbledon station
- Merton Abbey
- Colliers Wood station
- Tooting Broadway station
- Streatham
- Streatham Hill station
- Clapham Park