Transport for London (TfL) are proposing to make some changes to the 463 bus route and they want to hear your views.
Route 463 operates between Coulsdon South Station and Pollards Hill. TfL are proposing to alter the route south of Beddington so that it runs via Maldon Road, Montagu Gardens and Demesne Road. These roads are not currently served by a bus route and the proposed change would bring a number of local residents closer to the local bus network. The proposal is supported by the London Borough of Sutton.
The proposed change would mean that route 463 no longer serves Manor Road and Croydon Road between Maldon Road and Demesne Road. Customers would still be able to use route 410 to travel along this section of Manor Road and Croydon Road, and route 407 along Croydon Road.
The 463 would still run at the same frequencies as now, with buses about every 20 minutes during the day Monday to Saturday and every 30 minutes each evening and Sundays.
The route 463 school day only journeys between Coulsdon South and Beddington Church which use double deck buses are not affected by this proposal and will continue to follow the existing routeing using Manor Road and Croydon Road. If we go ahead with the proposed changes to the main route 463 service, the double deck school journeys would become a separate service renumbered as route 633.
As part of the proposal, new bus stops would be required on Maldon Road, Montagu Gardens and Demesne Road. TfL
have identified the following potential locations for the new bus stops, which have been chosen to avoid being directly outside a property and to minimise loss of parking.
Towards Coulsdon
- Demesne Road, south of the junction with Evelyn Way
- Montagu Gardens, at the junction with Demesne Road
- Malden Road, west of the junction with Bute Road
Towards Pollards Hill
- Malden Road, at the junction with Manor Road
- Montagu Gardens, east of the junction with Bute Road
- Montagu Gardens, at the junction with Demesne Road
Have your say on these changes by visiting https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/route-463, by writing to the TfL Consultation Team at 10 G4, Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ, or by emailing [email protected]. The deadline for responses is Friday 9th October 2015.