London Buses route 55
London Buses route 55 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Walthamstow bus station and Oxford Circus, it is operated by Stagecoach London. History

The route number 55 came from tram 55, replaced by trolleybus 555, which had run between Old Street and Hackney. In 1990, the section of the route that linked Leyton and Oxford Circus was withdrawn. It was reinstated in 1997 after a campaign by Waltham Forest residents. On 13 October 2001 conductors were reintroduced on route 55, using standard two door double deckers that were previously one person operated. The vehicles employed generally had bell pushes that would only ding once reducing the effectiveness of the second crew member. The trial was short lived and not extended to other routes. Stagecoach London successfully retained route 55 with a new contract starting on 27 February 2010 and a further contract starting on 28 February 2015. New Routemasters were introduced on 28 February 2015. The rear platform remains closed at all times except for when the bus is at bus stops. On 12 October 2019, route 55 was extended to Walthamstow bus station after the withdrawal of route 48. In 2021, the maximum frequency of the service was reduced from 11 buses per hour to 9. Current route
Route 55 operates via these primary locations:
 Oxford Circus station 
 Tottenham Court Road station  
 Holborn Bloomsbury Square
 Clerkenwell
 Old Street station  
 Shoreditch Town Hall
 Hoxton station 
 Cambridge Heath station 
 Mare Street
 Hackney Town Hall
 Hackney Central station 
 Hackney Downs station 
 Clapton Pond Lea Bridge Roundabout
 Lee Valley Park
 Lea Bridge station 
 Leyton Bakers Arms
 Walthamstow bus station  for Walthamstow Central station

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Bus routes in London
Transport in the City of Westminster
Transport in the London Borough of Camden
Transport in the London Borough of Islington
Transport in the London Borough of Hackney
Transport in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Transport in the London Borough of Waltham Forest