157
- Enviro400
- Gemini 2
Operated by
Metrobus (Middle duties only)
Garage
Croydon (C)
Vehicle
Volvo B9TL 10.4m / Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
PVR †
Start
Via
Norwood Junction
West Croydon
Waddon
Wallington
Carshalton
St Helier
End
Length
Level
Journey time
Frequency
Day
Night
London Buses route 157 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Crystal Palace and Morden, it is operated by London General and Metrobus.
History[ ]
Route 157 commenced operating on 3 October 1934 between Morden Station and Wallington Station via Rose Hill - Sutton - Carshalton Road - Parkgate Road - Manor Road as a Monday to Saturday service. The route was initially operated by London Transport from their Sutton (A) garage using AEC Regents.
On 16 January 1935, the route was rerouted at Rose Hill via Wrythe Lane instead of Sutton. At the same time, the allocation was transferred to Merton (AL) garage.
On 27 February 1935, the route was extended from Morden to Raynes Park and a Sunday service was introduced.
On 10 October 1945, the AEC Regents were replaced by Duple Highbridge Daimlers.
On 19 May 1954, the Duple Highbridge Daimlers were replaced by AEC Regent III RTs.
On 4 March 1959, the route was extended from Wallington to Crystal Palace to replace trolleybus route 654 as part of the Trolleybus replacement program. At the same time, part of the allocation was transferred to Carshalton (CN) garage.
On 29 January 1964, Carshalton (CN) garage was announced closed and the allocation was transferred to Elmers End (ED) garage.
On 18 April 1970, part of the allocation was transferred to Sutton (A) garage.
On 31 October 1970, the Sunday service was withdrawn between Morden and Raynes Park apart from afternoon journeys.
On 6 January 1973, the route was converted to one person operation using Daimler Fleetlines. At the same time, the Elmers End (ED) allocation was transferred to Thornton Heath (TH) garage and the Sunday service was extended from Morden to Raynes Park.
On 4 September 1982, the northbound journeys were diverted via Wallington Station forecourt.
On 23 April 1983, the Sutton (A) allocation was transferred to Croydon (TC) garage.
On 2 February 1985, the Thornton Heath (TH) allocation was transferred to Croydon (TC) garage.
On 22 August 1987, the Sutton (A) allocation was transferred to Thornton Heath (TH) garage.
On 26 November 1988, the Thornton Heath (TH) and Croydon (TC) allocations were transferred back to Sutton (A) garage.
On 21 February 1993, the Daimler Fleetlines were replaced by MCW Metrobuses.
On 30 November 1996, the route was retained by London General.
On 26 July 1997, the MCW Metrobuses were replaced by Northern Counties bodied Volvo Olympians.
On 1 December 2001, the route passed to Connex operating from their Beddington Cross (BC) garage and was converted to low floor operation with brand new Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Tridents introduced.
On 26 February 2004, the route was included in the sale of Connex to Travel London.
On 2 December 2006, the route was retained by Travel London.
On 21 May 2009, the route was included in the sale of Travel London to Abellio London.
On 3 December 2011, the route was retained by Abellio London using existing Wright Eclipse Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs.
On 3 December 2016, the route passed to Arriva London operating from their Norwood (N) and Thornton Heath (TH) garages using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s.
On 2 December 2023, the route passed back to London General and Metrobus operating from their Merton (AL) garage and Croydon (C) garages temporarily using existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and existing Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs. At the same time, the PVR decreased from 18 to 17.
Brand new and existing Enviro400 City EV bodied BYD D8UR-DDs will be introduced alongside the existing Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs from May 2024.
The route will convert to a full Enviro400 City EV bodied BYD D8UR-DD operation from TBC.
The route is proposed to transfer to Morden (LM) garage from Winter 2025.
Current Route[ ]
Route 157 operates via these primary locations:
- Crystal Palace Bus Station
- Crystal Palace Park
- Anerley Hill for Crystal Palace Station
- Anerley Station
- High Street for Norwood Junction Station
- Selhurst Station
- West Croydon Bus Station
- Church Street Tramlink (Towards Morden)
- Reeves Corner Tramlink (Towards Crystal Palace)
- Waddon Station
- Wallington Station
- Carshalton High Street
- Carshalton Station
- St Helier
- Morden Station London Road
External Links[ ]
- London Bus Routes Gallery
- Full Timetable (PDF)
Gallery[ ]
| London Buses | |
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| Current Operators | Arriva London • Blue Triangle • Docklands Buses • London Central • London General • London Sovereign RATP Group • London Transit RATP Dev • London United RATP Group • Metrobus • Metroline • Stagecoach London • Sullivan Buses • Transport UK London Bus • UNO |
| Go-Ahead London | Blue Triangle • Docklands Buses • London Central • London General • Metrobus |
| RATP Dev Transit London | London Sovereign RATP Group • London Transit RATP Dev • London United RATP Group |
| Former Operators | Arriva Kent Thameside • Arriva The Shires • Connex Bus UK • East Thames Buses • First London • HCT Group • Quality Line RATP Group • Tellings-Golden Miller • Tower Transit • Transdev London • Travel London |
| Fleet Lists | Arriva London Fleet List • Blue Triangle Fleet List • Docklands Buses Fleet List • London Central Fleet List • London General Fleet List • London Sovereign RATP Group Fleet List • London Transit RATP Fleet List • London United RATP Fleet List • Metrobus Fleet List • Metroline Fleet List • Stagecoach London Fleetlist • Sullivan Buses Fleet List • Transport UK London Bus Fleet List • UNO Fleet List |
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| School Routes | 601 • 602 • 605 • 606 • 608 • 611 • 612 • 613 • 616 • 617 • 621 • 624 • 625 • 626 • 627 • 628 • 629 • 631 • 632 • 633 • 634 • 635 • 638 • 639 • 640 • 642 • 643 • 645 • 646 • 649 • 650 • 651 • 652 • 653 • 654 • 655 • 656 • 657 • 658 • 660 • 661 • 662 • 663 • 664 • 665 • 667 • 669 • 670 • 671 • 672 • 673 • 674 • 675 • 677 • 678 • 679 • 681 • 683 • 684 • 685 • 686 • 687 • 688 • 689 • 690 • 692 • 696 • 697 • 698 • 699
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| Superloop Routes | SL1 • SL2 • SL3 • SL5 • SL6 • SL7 • SL8 • SL9 • SL10
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| Night Routes | N1 • N2 • N3 • N5 • N7 • N8 • N9 • N11 • N15 • N18 • N19 • N20 • N21 • N22 • N25 • N26 • N27 • N28 • N29 • N31 • N32 • N33 • N38 • N41 • N44 • N53 • N55 • N63 • N65 • N68 • N72 • N73 • N74 • N83 • N86 • N87 • N89 • N91 • N97 • N98 • N109 • N113 • N133 • N136 • N137 • N140 • N155 • N171 • N199 • N205 • N207 • N242 • N250 • N253 • N266 • N271 • N277 • N279 • N343 • N381 • N550 • N551
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| Future Routes | 495 • 618 • 620 • SL4 |
| Future Withdrawn Routes | 9H • 10 • 15H • 48 • 82 • 168 • 271 • 305 • 332 • 387 • 391 • 455 • 497 • 507 • 521 • 541 • 549 • 558 • 607 • 609 • 611 • 618 • 619 • 636 • 637 • 641 • 648 • 718 • 728 • 733 • C2 • PR1 • PR2 • RV1 • S5 • T31 • T32 • T33 • W10 • X26 • X68 • X140 • N10 • N13 • N16 • N35 • N47 • N64 • N76 • N93 • N159 • N213 |
| Current Bus Types in use | BYD K8SR Electric • Caetano e.City Gold • Enviro 200 Dart • Enviro 200 MMC • Enviro 200 MMC EV • Enviro 400 • Enviro 400 MMC • Enviro 400H City • Enviro 400 City EV • Irizar i2 EV • Irizar ie Tram electric • MCV EvoSeti • Mercedes-Benz Citaro • New Routemaster • Optare MetroCity EV • Optare MetroDecker EV • Optare Olympus • Optare Esteem • Optare Solo • Scania OmniCity • Volvo BZL Electric • Wright GB Kite • Wright Gemini 2 • Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 • Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 • Wright SRM • Wright StreetDeck • Wright StreetLite |
| Areas where many bus routes serve | Archway • Barnet • Barnet The Spires • Bexleyheath • Ealing Broadway • Epsom • Ilford • Lewisham • King’s Cross • Streatham • Trafalgar Square • Uxbridge • Waterloo |
| Bus Stations | Addington Village • Aldgate • Beckton • Becontree Heath • Bluewater • Brent Cross • Canada Water • Canning Town • Park Royal Central Middlesex Hospital • Chingford • Kingston Cromwell Road • Crossharbour • Crystal Palace • Dalston Junction • East Croydon • Edgware • Edmonton Green • Eltham • Euston • Kingston Fairfield • Golders Green • Grove Park • Hammersmith • Harrow • Hatton Cross • Heathrow Central • Heathrow Terminal 5 • Hounslow • Leytonstone • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Mile End • Mortlake • North Finchley • North Greenwich • Northwick Park Hospital • Orpington • Peckham • Potters Bar • Prince Regent • Putney Bridge • Richmond • Romford • South Harrow • Staines • Stratford • Stratford City • Tottenham Hale • Turnpike Lane Station • Vauxhall • Victoria • Waltham Cross • Walthamstow Central • West Croydon • White City • Wimbledon |
| Route Lists | 1-99 • 100-199 • 200-299 • 300-399 • 400-499 • 500-599 • 600-699 • 700-799 • 900-999 • Letter Prefix Routes • X Prefixed Routes • List of Night Bus Routes |
| Other | 2024 Bus Withdrawals • Alexander Dennis Buses with in TFL • New London Buses On Order For TfL Services • Upcoming changes |