London Buses route 16
London bus route
London Buses route 16 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Brent Park and Paddington station, it is operated by Metroline.
History
In 1970, the route was withdrawn between Neasden and Sudbury Town station. It was replaced by route 245.
In October 1997, the route was withdrawn between Cricklewood bus garage and Neasden. It was replaced by new route 316 at the same time.
On 13 October 2007, the frequency of the route was reduced to compensate for the introduction of new route 332 which commenced operating on the same date.
New Routemaster buses were introduced on 26 September 2015. The rear platform remains closed at all times except when the bus is at bus stops.
In 2021, the frequency of the service was reduced from 8 buses per hour to 6 during Monday-Saturday peak times, and from 6 buses per hour to 5 at other times.
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