Transport for London (TfL) is celebrating one year of the London Superloop bus network in operation, the first route (the SL8) launching 15 July 2023.
TfL created the Superloop network to connect people using it with 310 other bus routes, 49 rail stations and 23 rail lines, improving outer London’s connectivity.
The SL8 route, which runs between Uxbridge and White City, was the first of four existing routes to be renumbered.
TfL reports that the route still has the the highest average weekday demand of all Superloop routes as patronage increased by 18% between June 2023 and May 2024.
Additionally, the new data shows the average increase in passengers on all Superloop corridors (including parallel routes) since the June 2023 baseline is 11%, 9% higher than the network average.
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TfL reports that bus ridership continues to grow across the network with 1.86bn bus journeys made in 2023/2024.
New Superloop services are also adding more than six million bus kilometres per year to the capital’s network, above the four million originally forecast.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “The Superloop is making a real difference improving public transport in Outer London, adding more than six million additional bus kilometres per year to the capital’s bus network and linking stations, town centres, hospitals and transport hubs.
“This new data shows that if you build it, people will come and use it, and this is just the start.
“I have bold ambitions to deliver even more improvements to London’s bus network, including Superloop 2 which would double the number of Superloop services and support my aim to build a fairer, greener London for all.”
Achievements and innovations in public transport planning will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Nominations are open now! Please visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector
