London Buses route 45 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Morden station and Camberwell Green, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.
History
Route 45 was introduced on 1 October 1950 as a replacement for trolleybus route 34 between Battersea and Farringdon Street via Clapham Junction, Clapham Common, Stockwell, Brixton, Camberwell Green, Elephant & Castle and Blackfriars Bridge. It was operated by AEC Routemasters. On 17 January 1951 it was extended from Battersea to South Kensington station. On 1 February 1961, the route was extended from Farringdon Street to Hampstead Heath via Grays Inn Road and King's Cross replacing trolleybus route 513. On 8 January 1972, it was withdrawn between King's Cross and Hampstead and replaced by route 46. On 28 October 1978, the route was extended from King's Cross to Archway station.
On 3 August 1985, route 45 was converted to one man operation with the AEC Routemasters replaced by Leyland Titans.
Having been operated by London Central out of Camberwell garage since first tendered in 1987,Stagecoach loses out to Go-Ahead Buses issue 746 May 2017 page 22 on 11 November 2017 it was taken over by Abellio London's Walworth garage with Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMCs introduced.London tender round reveals new wage of hybrids Coach & Bus Week issue 1282 14 March 2017 page 8Tender News Bus Talk issue 45 April 2017 page 10New TfL contract for route 45 Abellio London 14 November 2017 On 15 June 2019, the route was withdrawn between King's Cross and Elephant & Castle.Permanent Bus Changes 12 April 2019 to 30 June 2019 Transport for London
In June 2022, Transport for London launched a consultation with a view to withdrawing route 45, with route 35 and a re-routed 59 continuing to serve its length.Central London Bus Review 2022 Transport for London 1 June 2022 However, it decided not to go ahead with the proposals and so no changes to route 45 were made.
In September 2024, Transport for London launched a consultation proposing to restructure route 45 in order to replace route 118 which was proposed for withdrawal. In December 2024, it was confirmed that the changes would proceed with route 45 being restructured to operate between Morden station and Camberwell Green. This change was implemented on 1 February 2025.
Current route Route 45 operates via these primary locations:Route 45 Map Transport for London Morden station Mitcham tram stop Streatham Common station Streatham station Streatham Hill station Brixton station Loughborough Junction station Camberwell Green
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