London Buses route 132

London Buses route 132 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Bexleyheath Shopping Centre and North Greenwich bus station, it is operated by London Central, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead London.

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Go-Ahead London BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV near North Greenwich bus station
Overview
Operator	London Central (Go-Ahead London)
Garage	Bexleyheath
Vehicle	BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Night-time	Night Bus N21
Route
Start	Bexleyheath Shopping Centre
Via	Bexley Blendon Blackfen Avery Hill Eltham Kidbrooke
End	North Greenwich bus station

History

Preserved London Transport Daimler Fleetline in July 2011

Go-Ahead London Plaxton President bodied Volvo B7TL at North Greenwich bus station in December 2014

Go-Ahead London Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TL in September 2017

Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV parked beneath the pantograph but not charging

On 24 January 2009, the route was extended westwards via the Greenwich Peninsula to North Greenwich bus station.^[1][2] On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to Go-Ahead London, which included a five-year contract to operate route 132.^[3][4][5] On 7 November 2009, the allocation was transferred to Bexleyheath garage.^[6]

Since October 2009, part of the route from Eltham to Bexleyheath has been covered at night by night bus route N21.^[7]

During the London 2012 Olympics, the route was temporarily converted from single-decker to double-decker operation.^[8] The route was permanently converted to double-decker operation in December 2012.^[9][10]

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.^[11]

In January 2020, the daytime frequency of the route was increased from a bus every 10 minutes to a bus every eight minutes.^[12][13]

In November 2020, Transport for London announced that the route would be operated by electric double-decker buses.^[14] On 9 July 2022, the route began converting to electric bus operation with BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV vehicles.^[15] 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.^[16]

Current route

Route 132 operates via these primary locations:^[17]

• Bexleyheath Shopping Centre
• Bexley station
• Blendon
• Blackfen
• Avery Hill
• Eltham High Street
• Eltham station
• Kidbrooke
• Greenwich Millennium Village
• North Greenwich bus station for North Greenwich station