London Buses route 106

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Arriva London Wright Gemini 2 bodied VDL DB300 at Finsbury Park bus station in October 2013
Overview
Operator	Arriva London
Peak vehicle requirement	16
Route
Start	Finsbury Park bus station
Via	Stoke Newington Clapton Hackney
End	Whitechapel

London Buses route 106 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Finsbury Park bus station and Whitechapel, it is operated by Arriva London using 16 buses.^[1]

History

East London Scania OmniCity in Clapton in July 2009

Stagecoach London Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 2 in September 2011

Route 106 was included in the 11 October 1997 sale of Docklands Transit to Stagecoach London.^[2]

Upon being re-tendered, on 27 April 2013 the route passed from Stagecoach London to Arriva London using new double deck vehicles.^[1]

Current route

Route 106 operates via these primary locations:^[3]

• Finsbury Park interchange
• Stamford Hill
• Stoke Newington station
• Stoke Newington Common
• Upper Clapton Northwold Road
• Clapton station
• Lower Clapton Clapton Pond
• Hackney Downs station
• Hackney Central station
• South Hackney Mare Street
• Cambridge Heath station
• York Hall
• Bethnal Green station
• Globe Town Cephas Street
• Whitechapel Cavell Street

References

1. Tender News BusTalk (Go-Ahead London) issue 18 October 2012
2. Porterbrrok puts Stagecoach on earnings track Herald Scotland 23 July 1997
3. Route 106 Map Transport for London

External links

• Media related to London Buses route 106 at Wikimedia Commons