London Buses route 63

London Buses route 63 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between King's Cross station and Honor Oak, it is operated by Transport UK London Bus.

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Transport UK London Bus BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV on Farringdon Road
Overview
Operator	Transport UK London Bus
Garage	Walworth
Vehicle	BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV
Night-time	N63
Route
Start	King's Cross station
Via	Ludgate Circus Blackfriars Elephant and Castle Peckham
End	Honor Oak

History

On 15 September 1954, route 63 was extended from Honor Oak to Crystal Palace as a replacement for the British Railways branch line to Crystal Palace (High Level), which was closed at the same time.^[1]

In 2003, route 63 was withdrawn between Honor Oak and Crystal Palace, replaced by route 363.^[2]

On 13 November 2021, route 63 passed to Abellio London using 29 new BYD Alexander Dennis Enviro400EVs. These buses were specified with high-specification interiors, including skylights and large rear windows, wood-effect flooring, larger wheelchair and buggy spaces, leather seating with phone chargers built into the headrests, and onboard route displays as a pilot of TfL's 'Future Bus' project.^[3][4][5]

Current route

Route 63 operates via these primary locations:^[6]

• King's Cross station
• Mount Pleasant
• Clerkenwell Road
• Farringdon station
• City Thameslink station
• Ludgate Circus
• Blackfriars station
• Blackfriars Bridge
• Southwark station
• St George's Circus
• Elephant & Castle station
• New Kent Road
• Bricklayers Arms
• Peckham High Street
• Peckham Rye station
• Honor Oak Forest Hill Tavern