London Buses route 132 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Bexleyheath town centre and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by Go-Ahead London subsidiary London Central.
History
On 24 January 2009, the route was extended westwards via the Greenwich Peninsula to North Greenwich bus station.MP celebrates introduction of new bus route News Shopper 21 September 2008Bexley: Changes aimed at improving bus routes News Shopper 28 January 2009 On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to Go-Ahead London, which included a five-year contract to operate route 132.Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009East Thames Buses Go-Ahead London On 7 November 2009, the allocation was transferred to Bexleyheath garage.Farages take on new routes BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 1 December 2009
Since October 2009, part of the route from Eltham to Bexleyheath has been covered at night by night bus route N21.Duncan Borrowman welcomes proposed night bus changes Bexley Borough Liberal Democrats
During the London 2012 Olympics, the route was temporarily converted from single-decker to double-decker operation. The route was permanently converted to double-decker operation in December 2012.
On 12 September 2015, the route gained a 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights. At the moment, the 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights is suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Night bus changes from 12 September 2015
In January 2020, the daytime frequency of the route was increased from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every eight minutes.
In November 2020, Transport for London announced that the route would be operated by electric double-decker buses. On 9 July 2022, the route began converting to electric bus operation with BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV vehicles. To cater for these vehicles, a pantograph charger was installed at Bexleyheath bus garage to allow rapid charging to 'top up' the battery during the day.
Current route Route 132 operates via these primary locations: Bexleyheath town centre Bexley station Blendon Blackfen Avery Hill Eltham High Street Eltham station Kidbrooke Greenwich Millennium Village North Greenwich bus station for North Greenwich station
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