Bus providers are consulting on proposed cuts to services running to Bluewater Shopping Centre from Dartford and Crayford.

The proposals would see Transport for London stop the 428 route running from Crayford to the shopping centre, and the stop the 492 running to the shopping centre from Dartford, from January next year.
TFL say the 96 route would continue to provide a service from both towns to the centre and that the changes would "better match bus capacity to customer demand".

The 428 would continue to run to and from Erith and Crayford, with double deck instead of single deck buses but there would no longer be three school-day-only peak hour journeys.

Customers that wish to travel to/from Dartford, Darent Valley Hospital and Bluewater could interchange at Crayford to/from route 96 - using the "hopper fare" which allows customers to interchange between buses, or make multiple bus journeys, within one hour at no extra cost.

Route 492 would continue to run to and from Sidcup and Dartford.

TFL hope to bring in the new system from January 2020 and the consultation will end on Tuesday September 10.

Customers can view the changes in detail and complete an online consultation survey on the TFL website.

Alternatively, you can email us at consultations@tfl.gov.uk, write to FREEPOST TFL CONSULTATIONS or call 0343 222 1155.

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