London Buses route 133

London Buses route 133 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Streatham and Holborn stations, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.

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Transport UK London Bus Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEV on London Bridge
Overview
Operator	Transport UK London Bus
Garage	Battersea
Vehicle	Wright StreetDeck Electroliner BEV
Peak vehicle requirement	25
Began service	27 March 1929
Predecessors	Route 34
Former operator(s)	Arriva London Go-Ahead London
Night-time	N133
Route
Start	Streatham station
Via	Brixton Kennington Elephant and Castle Borough London Bridge Holborn Viaduct
End	Holborn station
Length	8 miles (13 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 7-12 minutes
Journey time	37-78 minutes
Operates	04:12 until 23:57

History

London General Plaxton President bodied Dennis Trident at Liverpool Street bus station in April 2007

Arriva London Alexander ALX400 bodied Volvo B7TL in August 2016

Route 133 commenced operating on 27 March 1929 from South Croydon to Liverpool Street station. On 24 July 1971, the route was withdrawn between Croydon and Streatham with one man operation introduced with Daimler Fleetlines.^[1][2]

Upon being put out to tender, it was taken over by London General's Stockwell garage on 6 January 1990 with Northern Counties bodied Volvo Citybuses.^[3] Upon being re-tendered, route 133 was taken over by Arriva London's Norwood garage on 22 January 2010.^[4] When next tendered, it was retained by Arriva London, with it transferred to Brixton garage on 21 January 2017.^[5][6]

On 23 November 2022, it was announced that route 133 would be rerouted to run to Holborn instead of Liverpool Street following a consultation. This change was implemented on 29 April 2023.^[7][8]

Current route

Route 133 operates via these primary locations:^[9]

• Streatham station
• Streatham Hill station
• Brixton station
• Kennington station
• Elephant & Castle station
• Borough station
• London Bridge station
• Bank and Monument stations
• St Paul's station
• City Thameslink station
• Holborn Circus
• Chancery Lane station
• Holborn station