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TfL 53 bus route

Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - New Cross - Elephant & Castle - Lambeth N, Lower Marsh

TfL 53 bus stop list and timetables

The London 53 bus serves 47 bus stops in London departing from K | Lower Marsh and ending at U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 53 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 53 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 53 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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TfL Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - New Cross - Elephant & Castle - Lambeth N, Lower Marsh map

TfL 53 bus route map

The TfL 53 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 53 bus to help you plan your journey on TfL. Opening the Transit app will allow you to see more detailed information about the route on a map including stop specific alerts, such as stops that have been closed or moved. You can also see live vehicle locations in the app so you know when the 53 bus is approaching your stop.

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TfL 53 bus Status Alerts

Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 53 timetable, such as detours, moved stops, trip cancellations, major delays, or other service changes to the bus route. The app also allows you to subscribe to receive notifications for any status alert issued by TfL so that you can plan your trip around any active or future disruptions.

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TfL 53 bus Service Frequency

The next 53 bus leaves K | Lower Marsh at 8:04 PM, and arrives at U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station at 9:07 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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TfL 53 bus On-Time Performance

70% of riders report that the TfL 53 bus arrived on time on their previous journey. In the past 30 days, 1 riders reported on the on-time performance of the 53 bus. Compared to other TfL lines, the 53 bus is ranked 5 out of 728 TfL lines. These on-time performance stats are user reported and may differ from official TfL metrics. See more details about on time, late or early departure reports for the 53 by opening the Transit app.

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