Essex bus route 505

'''Essex bus route 505''' is a bus route operated in Essex through towns of Chingford, Waltham Abbey and Harlow. It is operated by [[Arriva Shires & Essex]] out of Harlow garage. There is also a joint school bus route, operated by [[First London]], number 853 operating from [[Chingford]] to [[Waltham Abbey|Waltham Abbey ''King Harold School'']]. There is one return journey and is operated by a yellow school bus

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|'''Route Number'''
|'''Route'''
|'''Operated by'''
|'''Garage'''
|'''Vehicle'''
|'''Peak vehicle requirement'''
|'''Level'''
|'''Frequency'''
|'''Journey time'''
|'''Night'''
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|505
|[[Chingford|Chingford Station]] to [[Harlow|Harlow ''Mark Hall North'']] via Waltham Abbey
|[[Arriva Shires & Essex]]
|[[Harlow]]
|[[Dennis Dart]]
|appx 4
|Daily (06:30 to 19:30)
|Monday to Saturday (every 60 minutes)
|60 minutes
|No night service
|-
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==History==

The route was operated by County Bus until Arriva took over in the late 90's. The route used to operate to Walthamstow Central via Waltham Way until it was cut back to Chingford Station around 2002. It was also around that year it was extended from Harlow ''Bus Station'' to Mark Hall North, an estate in Harlow, the extended section replaced a previous route operated by Buzz-Line.

==Vehicles==
There is a mixture of buses used, some of these mostly include:

*[[Dennis Dart]]/[[Plaxton Pointer]]
*[[Dennis Dart]]/[[Wright Handybus]]
*[[Mercedes-Benz Vario]]/[[Plaxton Beaver]]
*[[Optare Solo]]

==Route infomation==

*No Sunday or late evening service
*No Oyster cards of Travelcards accepted on this route.
*For use of oyster cards and travelcards between Yardley Lane Estate and Chingford, use route 379

==Route detail==
'''[[Chingford|CHINGFORD STATION]]''' - [[Chingford|Chingford ''Kings Head Hill'']] - [[Chingford|Yardley Lane Estate ''Boardman Avenue'']] - [[Chingford|Sewardstone ''Lea Valley Camping Site'']] - [[Chingford|Sewardstone ''Nurseries'']] - [[Chingford|Sewardstone ''Royal Oak'']] - [[Waltham Abbey|Waltham Abbey ''Tesco'']] - [[Waltham Abbey|Waltham Abbey ''Quaker Lane'']] - [[Waltham Abbey|Waltham Abbey ''Abbeyview'']] - [[Waltham Abbey|Crooked Mile]] - [[Waltham Abbey|Fishers Green]] - [[Waltham Abbey|Holyfield]] - [[Waltham Abbey|Lower Nazeing]] - [[Waltham Abbey|Bumbles Green]] - [[Harlow|Tylers Cross]] - [[Harlow|Harlow ''Abercrombie Road'']] - [[Harlow|Harlow ''Haydens Road'']] - [[Harlow|Harlow ''Town Centre Bus Station'']] - [[Harlow|Harlow ''First Avenue Mandela Avenue'']] - '''[[Harlow|MARKS HALL NORTH ''Muskham Avenue'']]'''

==See also==
*[[List of bus routes in Essex]]
*[[Arriva Shires & Essex]]

==External links==
* [http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk Traveline South East]
* [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/__80256E280053B5B6.nsf/vWeb/wpDNOS65CL4R?Open&region=Shires%20and%20Essex&town=Harlow Infomation on Route 505]
* [http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/__80256E280053B5B6.nsf/vWeb/C88278FE4630AC1780256F2000473C9A/$File/ha505se0807.pdf?Open Route 505 Timetable]

{{Essex Bus Routes}}

[[Category:Bus routes in England]]
[[Category:Transport in Epping Forest|505, Essex Buses Route]]
[[Category:Transport in Harlow]]