London Buses route 74

London Buses route 74 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England.^[1][2] Running between Baker Street station and Putney Exchange, it is operated by London General, a subsidiary of Go-Ahead London.

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Go-Ahead London Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LH at Marble Arch
Overview
Operator	London General (Go-Ahead London)
Garage	Putney
Vehicle	Volvo B5LH Wright Gemini 3
Peak vehicle requirement	18
Night-time	Night Bus N74
Route
Start	Baker Street station
Via	Portman Square Marble Arch South Kensington Gloucester Road Earl's Court Putney Bridge
End	Putney Exchange
Length	7 miles (11 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	About every 8-10 minutes
Journey time	37-71 minutes
Operates	05:15 until 01:30

Proposed withdrawal

In June 2022, TfL launched a consultation on a range of bus cuts which included the proposed merger of route 74 and 430, but it would be shortened to South Kensington to reduce duplication with services 2 and 13.^[3] With the merger, the affected portion from West Brompton, via Warwick Road, Creswell Gardens and Onslow Gardens would no longer run.^[4] On 23 November 2022, it was announced that these changes would not be going ahead.^[5]

Current route

AEC Routemaster in Primrose Hill in February 1983

Route 74 operates via these primary locations:^[6]

• Putney Exchange
• Putney Bridge station
• Fulham High Street
• Charing Cross Hospital
• West Brompton station
• Earl's Court station
• Gloucester Road station
• South Kensington station
• Knightsbridge station
• Hyde Park Corner station
• Marble Arch station
• Baker Street station