London Buses route 57 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Clapham Park and Fairfield bus station, 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.Tender News Bus Talk (Go-Ahead London) issue 37 December 2015 page 10 In February 2023, the service frequency was reduced to every 12 minutes.
Current route Route 57 operates via these primary locations:Route 57 Map Transport for London Clapham Park Streatham Hill station Streatham Tooting Broadway station Colliers Wood station Merton Abbey South Wimbledon station Wimbledon station Raynes Park station Kingston Hospital Norbiton station Fairfield bus station
Incidents On Friday, 28 November 2014, a woman in her sixties was struck by a number 57 bus in Streatham and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was arrested on suspicion of careless driving.
References
External links
57 bus route Timetable