Sutton bus route gets four extra daily services from November

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 16:32 · Archive

TfL will add four daily services to the overcrowded S4 bus route in Sutton from November, responding to months of campaigning.

TfL has announced that the S4 bus route in Sutton will receive four additional daily services from November 1, following the autumn half-term break. The route, which runs between Waddon Marsh and Sutton, will have one extra service in each direction during both morning and afternoon peak times to address severe overcrowding that has particularly affected schoolchildren.

The improvements follow months of campaigning by Carshalton and Wallington MP Bobby Dean and local residents, alongside reporting by the Local Democracy Reporting Service that highlighted disruption on the route. Last November, TfL had reduced the S4 service from every 20 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays to every 30 minutes seven days a week during the daytime, leaving passengers facing long waits and overcrowded buses.

Bobby Dean welcomed the announcement, telling the Local Democracy Reporting Service: 'It's great that extra buses are being introduced on the S4 during peak school times.' He noted that over 400 people had signed a petition calling for services to be reinstated at school times. 'The cuts to the service last year caused massive frustration for children getting to and from school, including regularly being unable to get on overcrowded buses,' he said.

How it is being reported

• Overcrowded Sutton bus route used by schoolchildren to get extra daily servicesAn “overcrowded” Sutton bus route will receive four additional daily services from November to ease severe peak-time pressure on school pupils, TfL has announced.Croydon Guardian · 12 Oct, 16:00
• 'Overcrowded' Sutton bus route will get 4 extra daily services after MyLondon highlighted disruptionTfL will introduce additional S4 journeys during school peak times from November following a local campaign and coverage by MyLondonMyLondon · 12 Oct, 14:06

In this story: Sutton · S4 bus route · Bobby Dean · Transport for London · Waddon Marsh · Carshalton and Wallington

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