Welcome to the latest installment from the Journey Planner team, with this week’s summary of our data updates. The Unified API is updated with new Journey Planner data up to five times a week – to receive notifications of when new data has been added, including a summary of what has changed, please email [email protected]
TransXChange data is normally supplied to the London Datastore on Thursday mornings, and should reflect changes described in this post.
As ever, if there are any points of interest you’d like to see added to Journey Planner, just let us know. You’ll find the email address at the bottom of this post.
This is a brief summary of this week’s new data highlights:
Buses
Saturday 2 July:, Route K5 is improved to operate every 30 minutes
Monday 11 July, Until Sunday 31 July, Route 474 is diverted in the North Woolwich area
Stops
A large number of changes this week, continuing the removal of redundant stops.
London Underground
Engineering works timetables for trains and replacement buses are now in place for the next THREE weekends.
Calendar for a full list of forthcoming engineering works https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/12392.aspx
DLR
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July, no service between Bank / Tower Gateway and Blackwall, and between All Saints and Canary Wharf. Replacement buses operate.
London Buses Service Changes and Special Bus Services
Changes already in place
308 | NEW: New bus stops are introduced in both directions at Hackney Marshes Playing Fields on Homerton Road | 64-308 |
427 | NEW: At Acton Town Hall, buses towards Uxbridge start at Stop G in Acton High Street instead of Stop K in Salisbury Street due to building works | 54-427 |
440 | NEW: At Acton Town Hall, buses towards Stonebridge Park now serve Stop G in Acton High Street instead of Stop L in Winchester Street | 49-440 |
469 | NEW: At Abbey Wood Station, buses towards Queen Elizabeth Hospital now serve Stop C instead of Stop J | 23-469 |
E3 | NEW: At Acton Town Hall, buses towards Greenford Broadway now serve Stop G in Acton High Street instead of Stop L in Winchester Street | 49-E3 |
N11 | NEW: At Acton Town Hall, buses towards Ealing Broadway no longer serve Stop L in Winchester Street | 48-N11 |
W15 | NEW: New bus stops are introduced in both directions at Hackney Marshes Playing Fields on Homerton Road | 64-W15 |
Changes from Friday 1 July
11 | Buses towards Liverpool Street now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 48-11 |
15 | Buses towards Blackwall now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 60-15 |
17 | Buses towards London Bridge now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 54-17 |
23 | Buses towards Liverpool Street now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 64-23 |
26 | Buses towards Hackney Wick now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 41-26 |
76 | Buses towards Tottenham Hale now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 8-76 |
521 | Buses towards London Bridge now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 48-521 |
N11 | Buses towards Liverpool Street now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 48-N11 |
N15 | Buses towards Romford Market now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 60-N15 |
N21 | Buses towards Bexleyheath, Shopping Centre now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 45-N21 |
N26 | Buses towards Chingford Station now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 41-N26 |
N199 | Buses towards St Mary Cray Station now resume serving Cannon Street between St Paul’s Cathedral and Mansion House Station | 59-199-N |
Changes from Saturday 2 July
57 | The route will now be operated by Go Ahead London General with wheelchair accessible low floor double deck buses, new timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 48-57 |
65 | New timetables – buses now operate every 6 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturday, and every 10 minutes on each evening of the week | 49-65 |
71 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 49-71 |
77 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 48-77 |
85 | The route will now be operated by London United with wheelchair accessible low floor double deck buses, new timetables with no changes to frequencies. Buses towards Kingston now serve Stop E instead of Stop H at Putney Station | 49-85 |
147 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-147 |
167 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-167 |
191 | At Edmonton Green Bus Station, terminating buses now serve Stop F | 48-191 |
192 | At Edmonton Green Bus Station, buses towards Tottenham Hale now serve Stop E | 48-192 |
193 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-193 |
213 | New timetables with no changes to stops served – buses now operate every 12 minutes on each evening of the week | 48-213 |
259 | At Edmonton Green Bus Station, terminating buses now serve D | 48-259 |
265 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 49-265 |
300 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-300 |
337 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 48-337 |
362 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-362 |
364 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-364 |
371 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 49-371 |
376 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-376 |
462 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-462 |
608 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-608 |
616 | At Edmonton Green Bus Station, buses towards Southgate now serve Stop E | 48-616 |
646 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-646 |
648 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-648 |
649 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-649 |
650 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-650 |
651 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-651 |
652 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-652 |
656 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-656 |
667 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-667 |
671 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 49-671 |
674 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-674 |
679 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-679 |
686 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-686 |
687 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-687 |
691 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 49-691 |
698 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 49-698 |
D3 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 60-D3 |
EL1 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-EL1 |
EL2 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-EL2 |
K5 | Bus frequency is improved to every 30 minutes during the day on Monday to Saturday, no changes to stops served | 74-K5 |
N73 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 8-N73 |
W6 | At Edmonton Green Bus Station, buses towards Southgate now serve Stop E | 48-W6 |
W8 | At Edmonton Green Bus Station, buses towards Chase Farm Hospital now serve Stop E | 54-W8 |
W11 | New timetables with no changes to stops served – buses operate every 11 minutes during the evening peak on Monday to Friday and during the day on Saturday | 8-W11 |
W19 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 16-W19 |
Changes from Sunday 3 July
23 | Special timetable due to closure of Regent Street on this day | 64-23 |
Changes from Tuesday 5 July
111 | Special Monday to Saturday timetable in operation until Saturday 9 July due to Hampton Court Flower Show | 49-111 |
Changes from Saturday 9 July
28 | New timetable,with buses operating slightly less frequently during the day on each day of the week | 64-28 |
149 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 8-149 |
170 | NEW: New timetable,with buses operating slightly less frequently during the day on each day of the week | 48-170 |
206 | NEW: New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 54-206 |
211 | NEW: New timetable,with buses operating slightly less frequently during the day on each day of the week | 21-211 |
377 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 8-377 |
414 | NEW: New timetable,with buses operating slightly less frequently during the day on each day of the week | 21-414 |
496 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 60-496 |
498 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 60-498 |
N1 | NEW: New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 48-N1 |
N28 | New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 64-N28 |
N63 | NEW: New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 45-N63 |
Changes from Sunday 10 July
23 | NEW: Buses now resume serving Old Broad Street towards Liverpool Street | 64-23 |
133 | NEW: Buses now resume serving Old Broad Street towards Liverpool Street | 8-133 |
N133 | NEW: Buses now resume serving Old Broad Street towards Liverpool Street | 8-133-N |
N551 | NEW: Buses now resume serving Old Broad Street towards Liverpool Street | 64-551-N |
Changes from Monday 11 July
474 | NEW: Until Sunday 31 July, due to roadworks, buses will be diverted. Towards Manor Park, from Connaught Bridge, buses operate direct along Connaught Road and Albert Road to North Woolwich. They are then diverted between North Woolwich and Gallions Reach Roundabout via Albert Road, Connaught Road, London City Airport and Royal Albert Way. Towards Canning Town, buses are diverted between Gallions Reach Roundabout and North Woolwich via Royal Albert Way, London City Airport, Connaught Road and Albert Road. From North Woolwich, buses return direct along Albert Road and Connaught Road to Connaught Bridge | 76-474 |
Changes from Saturday 16 July
86 | NEW: New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 60-86 |
256 | NEW: New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 60-256 |
341 | NEW: In Tottenham High Road, buses towards Waterloo now serve Stop C at Bruce Grove Station and Stop D at Tottenham Police Station, instead of Stop DA at Tottenham Police Station | 8-341 |
N86 | NEW: New timetables with no changes to stops served. On Friday and Saturday nights, buses now operate every 15 minutes | 60-N86 |
Changes from Saturday 30 July
B15 | NEW: New timetables with no changes to stops served or frequencies | 23-B15 |
New Stops and Stations, and Stop Adjustments
Please note that, due to a transfer of uploading arrangements for Naptan, we have not added any new stops to Naptan this week. The uploading will resume next week, with a full list of added stops available as usual, and new content generally available through Naptan on Friday mornings.
NOTE: There is an issue at present with recently deleted stops not showing as deleted in Naptan – this is under investigation by us at the moment. All other stop changes (new stops, name changes, coordinate and stop letter adjustments are showing correctly)
Naptan ID | Calms ID | Reason for Change | Name of Stop (with Coordinates if new or changed) | SMS Code |
490005849W | 26126 | Coordinate | Croxley Green 546595 169857 | 77848 |
490010948W | 34276 | Coordinate | Perry Hall School 545803 166989 | 58287 |
490006162S | 35033 | Coordinate | Downe High Street 543119 161860 | 72768 |
490003336S | 36534 | Coordinate | Annesley Road 540586 176767 | 72471 |
490012280N | 37391 | Coordinate | South End Green 527258 185536 | 51130 |
490005537AP | 37642 | Coordinate | Conduit Street 529054 180940 | 59315 |
2400102529 | 60001 | Coordinate | Chastilian Road / North Road 551912 173939 | NONE |
490007569N | BP012 | Coordinate | Grove Park Cemetery 541512 171667 | 50608 |
490006903W | BP1132 | Coordinate | Ford Main Works 549328 182042 | 55772 |
490003490W | BP1457 | Coordinate | Avalon Close 547727 165529 | 71789 |
490009875N | BP2119 | Coordinate | Beddington Close 529688 166550 | 47717 |
490005202W | BP2291 | Coordinate | Poverest Road / Chislehurst Road 545686 167837 | 53608 |
490003486W | BP2403 | Coordinate | Austin Road 546427 167698 | 73305 |
490005900S | BP2880 | Coordinate | Highfield Drive 539661 168506 | 58168 |
490012791N | BP2881 | Coordinate | St Mary’s Church 539244 168771 | 50302 |
490005900N | BP2884 | Coordinate | Winchester Park 539520 168593 | 73904 |
490012791S | BP2885 | Coordinate | St Mary’s Church 539235 168771 | 71626 |
490004897N | BP2896 | Coordinate | Caygill Close 539835 168257 | 50680 |
490015582W | BP3288 | Coordinate | Berrylands 547347 165568 | 55418 |
2400A020860A | BP3335 | Coordinate | Joydens Wood Road 550758 171949 | NONE |
490015683E | BP3500 | Stop Letter | Usher Road – now stop E | 53837 |
490016066S | BP3562 | Coordinate | Durham Avenue 539729 168423 | 58119 |
490005901N | BP4357 | Coordinate | Durham Avenue 539747 168383 | 55810 |
490018906N | BP5440 | Coordinate | Aquila Estate 543352 168711 | 53346 |
490006625Z | BP5539 | New | Ernest Avenue ->W 531991 171786 | NONE |
TBA (ESSEX) | BP6102 | Stop Letter | Limes Farm / Copperfield now stop Z | NONE |
490007995Z | BP6106 | New | Whitton Corner / Health & Social Care Centre ->N 513769 172998 | 92182 |
490000450Z | BP6108 | New | Elsa Road / Gypsy Road ->E 547636 176275 | 92184 |
490010961S | H0581 | Coordinate | Hail & Ride Peterborough Road 537325 167148 | 49007 |
New Points of Interest and Locations Available
None this week.
If you’d like a new Point of Interest added, email us at [email protected] with the name and location and we’ll put it on the system.
If you have any comments or feedback, you can leave a comment below or alternatively you can email us at [email protected].
Earlier today I posted the comment below on uk.transport.london. On reflection it may be more likely to elicit action from the developers if I repeat it here. I apologise in advance if I am mistaken but I used the journey planner in the same way as tens of thousands of Londoners and visitors ….
Having tired with the frustration of using TfL’s new “improved” journey planner for bus arrivals I decided to develop my own application. This has progressed to the stage of searching for bus stops by name. You have to find your own solution as the API does not provide a direct way to do it (or anyway I cannot find it). I have been looking for a bug because my application often gives very different results to the same search with the journey planner but I now realise I am correct and the Tfl web site is wrong.
For example, if you search for a stop called Abbey Road TfL will usually return a pair of stops on route 31 although it sometimes suggests a couple of other stops with Abbey Road included in the stop name. My application returns a total of 7 stops called “Abbey Road” served by 10 more bus routes (57, 112, 131, 152, 187, 200, 219, 226, B11). Using the journey planner to search for each of those routes reveals that every one does indeed have a stop called Abbey Road for which it returns the same bus arrivals as my application.
It seems as if the programmer assumed every stop in London has a unique name (as opposed to stop or Naptan code) and therefore returned only the first exact match stop from a search. It seems inconceivable that the TfL developers have not tested this aspect of the search engine but they should either fix it immediately or withdraw it. Given the way many people use the planner, especially visitors to London, it is not acceptable to leave it as it is.
Thank you for your detailed comments. There are three distinct areas in bus stop naming.
1) London Buses Infrastructure team determine the name of each individual bus stop – these are what you would see on the bus stop flag itself and also on in-bus signs. These do not have to be unique, so as you have identified, there can be several stops with the same name, but they would each have distinct Naptan IDs.
2) Journey Planner, pre-dating the introduction of the present website in 2012, groups physical bus stops (referred to as stop points) into hubs, even if there is only one bus stop. These must have unique names, generally with the addition of an area, postal district or junction name.
3) The disambiguation list, is, as you say, assuming in some cases that there is only one stop where multiple stops exist. This is maintained separately from Journey Planner, but ultimately we need to be matching at the hub level – colleagues are currently investigating this.