London Buses route 139

London Buses route 139 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England.^[2] Running between Golders Green and Waterloo stations, it is operated by Metroline.^[3][4][5][6]

139
Metroline Alexander Dennis Enviro400H on Waterloo Road
Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Cricklewood[1]
Vehicles	Alexander Dennis Enviro400H Alexander Dennis Enviro400H MMC Volvo B5LH Wright Eclipse Gemini 3
Night-time	24-hour service
Route
Start	Golders Green station
Via	West Hampstead Abbey Road Baker Street Oxford Street Trafalgar Square Aldwych
End	Waterloo station

History

In July 2016, Transport for London opened a public consultation on proposals for the route to be extended from West Hampstead to Golders Green as part of the Inner North West London Buses review.^[7] This took effect on 1 April 2017 with the route being extended to Golders Green and at the same was transferred from Metroline to London Sovereign.^[8][9]

When next tendered, the contract to operate the route was re-awarded to Metroline with the handover occurring on 29 August 2020.^[10]

Current route

Route 139 operates via these primary locations:^[11]

• Golders Green station
• Childs Hill
• West Hampstead station
• Abbey Road
• St John's Wood
• Baker Street station
• Portman Square
• Bond Street station
• Oxford Circus station
• Piccadilly Circus
• Trafalgar Square
• Charing Cross station
• Aldwych
• Waterloo station