Route History

02.12.89
K74
1MR
1MR
--
NEW Midibus Route

KINGSTON Bus Station - Cromwell Road - Queen Elizabeth Road - Wheatfield Way - Ashdown Road - Eden Street - Orchard Road - Fairfield South - Hawks Road - Cambridge Road - Kingston Road - then a one way loop via Westbury Road - Thetbury Road - South Lane - Green Lane - South Park Grove - Franks Avenue - South Lane - South Lane West - Kingston Road then back to KINGSTON Bus Station (Mon-Sat except evenings)

 

MR7 Eden Street - Kingston

 


02.06.90
K74
1MR
1MR
--

KINGSTON Bus Station,Cromwell Road - Queen Elizabeth Road - Wheatfield Way - Ashdown Road - Eden Street - Orchard Road - Fairfield South - Hawks Road - London Road - Norbiton - Kingston Hill - Galsworthy Road - Kingston Hospital - Gloucester Road - Porchester Road - Douglas Road - Kingston Road - South Lane - Franks Avenue - South Park Grove - Green Lane - South Lane - Thetford Road - Pressburg Road - ( return via Bodley Road ) NEW MALDEN Police Station (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Rerouted to serve Kingston Hospital and rerouted in New Malden to terminate at Police Station

16.07.90
K74
1MR
1MR
--

KINGSTON Bus Station - NEW MALDEN STATION (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Extended from New Malden Police Station to New Malden Station via New Malden High Street

08.05.93
WY
1midi
1midi
--
Operation passed to London & Country operating from Weybridge (WY)

KINGSTON Fairfield Bus Station - Clarence Street - Cromwell Road - Queen Elizabeth Road - London Road - Norbiton - Kingston Hill - Galsworthy Road - Kingston Hospital - Gloucester Road - Porchester Road - Douglas Road - Kingston Road - South Lane - Franks Avenue - South Park Grove - Green Lane - South Lane - Thetford Road, Westbury Road - Rodney Road - Kingston Road - NEW MALDEN Police Station (Mon-Fri 0700-1900 and Sat 0900-1600) returns via Malden Road and Bodley Road to South Lane
Rerouted in Kingston and New Malden as shown

 

Renault Dodge Northern Counties 107
at Fairfield Bus Station - Kingston

 


1995 map of K5 Kingston Town Centre 1995
Taken from 1995 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

25.07.98
HS1+
2midi
2midi
--

KINGSTON Fairfield Bus Station - Clarence Street - Cromwell Road - Queen Elizabeth Road - London Road - Norbiton - Kingston Hill - Galsworthy Road - Kingston Hospital - Gloucester Road - Porchester Road - Douglas Road - Kingston Road - South Lane - Franks Avenue - South Park Grove - Green Lane - South Lane - Thetford Road, Westbury Road - Rodney Road - Kingston Road,Burlington Roa - West Barnes Lane - Motspur Park - Amberwood Rise - South Lane - Sheephouse Way - Malden Manor Station - Manor Drive North - Manor Drive - Worcester Park - Cheam Common Road - NORTH CHEAM Queen Victoria (Mon-Sat shopping hours)
Extended from New Malden to North Cheam via former K10 and K9 to North Cheam
Operated by Arriva Croydon & North Surrey from their Hounslow depot (HS)

 

Mercedes MM473 parked at Bus Station

 


03.07.99
HS1+
2midi
2midi
--

KINGSTON  -  NORTH CHEAM (Mon-Sat shopping hours)
Route now operated by TGM

2000 map
Taken from 2000 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

11.06.00
TF86+
2midi
2midi
--

KINGSTON  -  NORTH CHEAM (Mon-Sat shopping hours)
Hounslow Albion Road (HS) base closed - operation transferred to Fulwell (TF)

11.11.00
TF86+
2midi
2midi
--

HAM Beaufort Road - Dukes Avenue - Tudor Drive - Aragon Road - Cardinal Avenue - Latchmere Road - Staunton Road - King's Road - Elm Road - Canbury Park Road - Elm Crescent - Cowleaze Road - Richmond Road - Kingston Station ,Cromwell Road (and Bus Station) - Queen Elizabeth Road - London Road - Norbiton - Kingston Hill - Galsworthy Road - Kingston Hospital - Gloucester Road - Porchester Road - Douglas Road - Kingston Road - South Lane - Franks Avenue - South Park Grove - Green Lane - South Lane - Nelson Road - Westbury Road - Rodney Road - Kingston Road - Fountain Roundabout - Malden Road - Motspur Park,West Barnes Lane - Burlington Road - Bushey Road - Grand Drive - RAYNES PARK Junction Tavern (Mon-Sat shopping hours)
Withdrawn between South Lane Post Office and North Cheam
Extended from Kingston to Ham via withdrawn section of Route 485

30.06.01
MB
3 solo
3 solo
--
Contract reassigned

HAM - Raynes Park - Kingston Road - Mostyn Road - Kenley Road - Windemere Avenue - MORDEN STATION - return via London Road and Kenley Road east end ( Mon-Sat except late evening )
Extended from Raynes Park to Morden

 

Optare Solo 050 at the Ham stand

 


27.08.04
Centra 31+
3 solo
3solo
--
Contract reassigned

HAM  -  MORDEN
Route transferred to Centra London as a result of their purchase of Mitcham Belle's London Bus operations.

25.02.06
TV391+
3DPK
3DPK
--
Contract reassigned

HAM  -  MORDEN
Route now operated by Transdev

 

DPK617 is turning into Dukes Avenue



02.07.11
EB91+
3OP
3OP
--
logo Contract reassigned

HAM  -  MORDEN

Route now operated by Quality Line

OP26 Fairfield Bus Station

© Lawrence Living


02.07.16
EB91+
6OP
6OP
--


HAM  -  MORDEN

CONTRACT RENEWAL  with increased frequencies

26.06.17
EB91+
6OP
6OP
--
Managed now by London United

HAM  -  MORDEN
New management

Route K5 map December 2019 Kingston Town Centre December 2019
Taken from 2019 map drawn by Mike Harris
busmap.co.uk

25.01.20
TV341+
6OP
6OP
--

HAM  -  MORDEN ( Mon-Sat except late evenings )
Allocation transferred within RATP to London United (TV)

SDE 20382 Morden stand

© Anthony Moore

 

SDE20309 Ham Estate stand

SDE 20309 Ham stand

© Ryan Fielding

 

Current Blind



K5 current blind

 

Operating Garages

K Kingston
Crew Changeover point Kingston

HS Hounslow
Crew Changeover point Kingston

TF Fulwell
Crew Changeover point Kingston

TV Tolworth
Crew Changeover point Kingston

Centra
Crew Changeover point ?

Mitcham Belle
Crew Changeover point ?

EB Epsom
Crew Changeover point Kingston

 

 

 

© Ian Armstrong 2023
Date of edit   Wednesday, 27.09.23