London Buses route SL7

London Buses route SL7 is a Transport for London bus route in London, England. It runs between Heathrow Airport and West Croydon bus stations and is operated by London General. It is the longest bus route in London, at 23.75 miles long. However, it only stops at certain stops because it is an express route.[1]

SL7
London General Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL at New Malden in April 2017
Overview
OperatorLondon General
GarageCroydon
Peak vehicle requirement20
Night-timeNo night service
Route
StartHeathrow Central bus station
ViaHatton
Teddington
Kingston
New Malden
Worcester Park
Cheam
Sutton
Carshalton
Wallington
East Croydon
EndWest Croydon bus station
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency15 minutes
Journey time80–130 minutes
Operates04:10 until 01:56

It was renamed from X26 to SL7 on 19 August 2023, as part of the Superloop plan.[2]

Current route

Route SL7 operates via these locations:[3]

  • Heathrow Central bus station London Underground Elizabeth line National Rail London Buses Airport interchange Bus interchange
  • Hatton Cross station London Underground London Buses
  • Teddington Broad Street
  • Kingston Wood Street
  • Kingston Cromwell Road bus station National Rail London Buses
  • New Malden Fountain Roundabout
  • Worcester Park National Rail
  • North Cheam Queen Victoria
  • Cheam Broadway
  • Sutton Town Centre National Rail
  • Carshalton High Street
  • Wallington Wallington Green
  • East Croydon station Tramlink National Rail
  • West Croydon bus station Tramlink London Overground National Rail London Buses

References
  1. Marius, Callum (2021-07-22). "The London bus route so long it takes over two hours to reach its destination". MyLondon. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. Team, routeone (2023-08-18). "Third London Superloop route to start as X26 becomes SL7". routeone. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. Route SL7 Map Archived 29 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London




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