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When the Superloop first launched in 2023, it became an overnight star in London. By the end of 2024, 88 percent of punters found the speedy bus service – which links up destinations in the outer reaches of the city – better than regular buses. 93 percent said they’d use them again.
Well, here’s even more good news: a new Superloop service is due to take its place among the dozen others currently zipping about the capital.
After a consultation last October, TfL has now announced that a Superloop bus route will link up south London’s Clapham Junction and Eltham. Dubbed the SL15, it’s due to come into operation in 2027.
In total, 1,897 Londoners responded to the proposals, of whom 91 percent reckoned the route would be more convenient than existing transport options in the area. In more positive feedback, 84 per cent believed journey times would be reduced and 74 per cent said they’d be more likely to use the Superloop than travel by car.
All in all, it sounds like a win for public transport, though some respondents worried about increased congestion along the A205 South Circular. On a more positive note, 217 people also added their signatures to a petition successfully requesting an additional stop at Christ Church – power to the people!
So, where exactly can you expect to find the SL15? The route will pick up passengers at bus stops V and E towards Clapham Junction, before standing at Grant Road, and serve stops G and T towards Eltham. The new Superloop will take in 18 stops in total, with Clapham South, Tulse Hill, Forest Hill and Catford/Catford Bridge among the hotspots. The SL15 will now not serve Eccles Road, as was originally suggested.
TfL has said it will assess other routes to try and minimise congestion and ‘ensure buses are spread evenly across stops in [Clapham] town centre’.
And when can you expect to catch the SL15 when it comes into force? That’ll be every 12 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 15 minutes during Sundays, evenings and early mornings.
Interestingly, unlike other Superloop routes, it’ll use single-decker buses – less time for staring longingly out from the top deck, and more time for enjoying your destination.
SL15 Superloop bus stops
Here’s the full list of places where the SL15 will stop:
- Clapham Junction (Falcon Road)
- Clapham Junction (St. John’s Road)
- Clapham South
- Clarence Avenue
- Streatham Place
- Christ Church
- Tulse Hill
- Croxted Road
- Wood Vale
- Forest Hill
- Kilmorie Road
- Catford and Catford Bridge
- Catford Town Centre
- Torridon Road
- Baring Road
- Eltham Road
- Well Hall Road
- Eltham
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