Note: This is no longer the current timetable
Temporarily diverted away from Chiswell Street, via London Wall
Mondays to Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays | Boxing Day |
Route record (places served and roads followed) |
Note: This route is classed as high frequency, and as such controllers will endeavour to provide an even service rather than necessarily adhering exactly to the times shown.
153 Mondays to Fridays towards Liverpool Street Other direction Sat Sun Boxing Day
Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0455 0515 0535 0555 0610 0625 0640 0649 0659 0708 0718 0728 0740 0752 0804 0816 0828 0840 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0459 0519 0539 0559 0614 0629 0645 0655 0705 0715 0725 0735 0747 0759 0811 0823 0835 0847 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0506 0526 0546 0606 0622 0638 0654 0704 0715 0725 0736 0747 0759 0811 0823 0835 0847 0859 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0509 0529 0549 0609 0625 0641 0658 0709 0720 0731 0742 0753 0805 0817 0829 0841 0853 0905 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0515 0535 0555 0615 0631 0648 0705 0717 0728 0740 0751 0803 0815 0827 0839 0851 0903 0915 Barbican Station 0516 0536 0556 0616 0633 0650 0707 0718 0730 0741 0753 0805 0817 0829 0841 0853 0905 0917 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0523 0543 0603 0623 0641 0659 0717 0729 0742 0754 0806 0819 0831 0843 0855 0907 0919 0931 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0852 0904 0916 0928 0940 0952 1004 Then 16 28 40 52 04 1316 1327 1338 1349 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0859 0911 0923 0935 0947 0958 1010 every 12 22 34 46 58 10 1322 1333 1344 1355 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0911 0923 0935 0947 0959 1010 1021 minutes 33 45 57 09 21 1333 1344 1355 1406 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0917 0929 0941 0953 1005 1016 1027 at these 39 51 03 15 27 until 1339 1350 1401 1412 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0927 0939 0951 1003 1015 1025 1036 minutes 48 00 12 24 36 1348 1359 1410 1421 Barbican Station 0929 0941 0953 1005 1017 1027 1038 past 50 02 14 26 38 1350 1401 1412 1423 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0943 0955 1007 1019 1031 1041 1051 the hour 03 15 27 39 51 1403 1414 1425 1436 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 1400 1411 1422 1433 1444 1455 1506 1517 1528 Then 40 52 04 16 28 1828 1840 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 1406 1417 1428 1439 1451 1502 1513 1524 1536 every 12 48 00 12 24 36 1836 1847 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 1417 1428 1439 1451 1502 1514 1526 1537 1549 minutes 01 13 25 37 49 1849 1900 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 1423 1434 1445 1457 1509 1521 1532 1544 1556 at these 08 20 32 44 56 until 1856 1906 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 1432 1443 1455 1506 1518 1530 1542 1554 1606 minutes 18 30 42 54 06 1906 1916 Barbican Station 1434 1445 1457 1508 1520 1532 1544 1556 1608 past 20 32 44 56 08 1908 1918 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 1447 1458 1511 1522 1534 1546 1558 1610 1622 the hour 34 46 58 10 22 1922 1931 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 1852 1905 1920 1935 1950 2005 2020 2035 2050 Then 10 30 50 2350 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 1859 1912 1926 1941 1955 2010 2025 2040 2055 every 20 15 35 55 2355 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 1911 1923 1937 1951 2005 2019 2033 2048 2103 minutes 23 43 03 0003 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 1917 1929 1943 1956 2010 2024 2038 2053 2108 at these 28 48 08 until 0008 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 1926 1937 1951 2004 2017 2030 2044 2059 2114 minutes 34 54 14 0014 Barbican Station 1928 1939 1952 2005 2018 2032 2045 2100 2115 past 35 55 15 0015 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 1941 1952 2005 2017 2030 2043 2056 2111 2126 the hour 46 06 26 0026
153 Mondays to Fridays towards Finsbury Park Other direction Sat Sun Boxing Day
Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0505 0525 0545 0605 0620 0635 0650 0700 0709 0718 0727 0736 0748 0800 0812 0824 0836 0848 Barbican Station 0512 0532 0552 0612 0627 0642 0658 0708 0717 0727 0736 0746 0758 0810 0822 0834 0846 0858 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0514 0534 0554 0614 0629 0645 0700 0711 0720 0730 0739 0749 0801 0813 0825 0837 0849 0901 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0519 0539 0559 0619 0635 0651 0707 0718 0728 0738 0748 0759 0811 0823 0835 0847 0859 0911 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0522 0542 0602 0622 0638 0654 0711 0722 0732 0743 0753 0804 0816 0828 0840 0852 0904 0916 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0528 0548 0608 0628 0645 0702 0719 0731 0742 0753 0804 0815 0827 0839 0851 0903 0915 0927 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0532 0552 0612 0632 0649 0707 0724 0737 0748 0800 0811 0823 0835 0847 0859 0911 0923 0935 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0900 0912 0924 0936 0947 0958 Then 10 22 34 46 58 1422 1433 1444 1455 1506 Barbican Station 0910 0922 0934 0946 0957 1007 every 12 19 31 43 55 07 1431 1442 1453 1504 1516 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0913 0925 0937 0949 1000 1010 minutes 22 34 46 58 10 1434 1445 1456 1507 1519 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0923 0935 0947 0959 1010 1019 at these 31 43 55 07 19 until 1443 1454 1506 1517 1529 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0928 0940 0952 1004 1015 1024 minutes 36 48 00 12 24 1448 1459 1511 1523 1534 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0939 0951 1003 1015 1026 1035 past 47 59 11 23 35 1459 1511 1523 1535 1547 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0947 0959 1011 1023 1034 1044 the hour 56 08 20 32 44 1508 1520 1532 1544 1556 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 1517 1528 1540 Then 52 04 16 28 40 1828 1840 1852 1905 1920 1935 1950 2005 Barbican Station 1527 1538 1550 every 12 02 14 26 38 50 1838 1849 1901 1914 1929 1943 1958 2013 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 1530 1541 1553 minutes 05 17 29 41 53 1841 1852 1904 1916 1931 1946 2000 2015 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 1540 1552 1604 at these 16 28 40 52 04 until 1852 1903 1914 1926 1940 1954 2008 2022 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 1546 1558 1610 minutes 22 34 46 58 10 1858 1908 1919 1930 1944 1958 2011 2025 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 1559 1611 1623 past 35 47 59 11 23 1911 1921 1931 1942 1955 2008 2021 2034 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 1608 1620 1633 the hour 45 57 09 21 33 1921 1930 1939 1950 2002 2014 2027 2039 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 2020 2035 2050 Then 10 30 50 0010 Barbican Station 2028 2043 2058 every 20 18 38 58 0018 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 2030 2045 2100 minutes 20 40 00 0020 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 2036 2051 2106 at these 26 46 06 until 0026 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 2039 2054 2109 minutes 29 49 09 0029 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 2047 2102 2117 past 37 57 17 0037 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 2052 2107 2122 the hour 42 02 22 0042
153 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Liverpool Street Other direction Mon-Fri Sun Boxing Day
Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0455 0515 0535 0555 0615 0635 0655 0715 0730 0745 0800 0815 0830 0840 0850 0900 0911 0923 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0459 0519 0539 0559 0619 0639 0659 0719 0734 0749 0804 0820 0835 0845 0856 0906 0917 0929 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0506 0526 0546 0606 0626 0646 0706 0726 0742 0757 0813 0829 0844 0855 0906 0917 0928 0940 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0509 0529 0549 0609 0629 0649 0709 0729 0745 0801 0817 0833 0849 0900 0911 0922 0934 0946 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0515 0535 0555 0615 0635 0655 0715 0736 0752 0808 0824 0841 0857 0908 0920 0931 0943 0955 Barbican Station 0516 0536 0556 0616 0636 0656 0716 0737 0753 0809 0826 0842 0858 0910 0921 0933 0945 0957 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0523 0543 0603 0623 0643 0703 0723 0744 0801 0818 0835 0852 0909 0921 0933 0945 0958 1010 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0935 Then 47 59 11 23 35 1759 1810 1821 1832 1843 1854 1905 1920 1935 1950 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0941 every 12 53 05 17 29 41 1805 1815 1826 1837 1848 1859 1910 1925 1940 1955 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0952 minutes 04 16 28 40 52 1816 1826 1837 1847 1858 1909 1919 1934 1949 2003 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0958 at these 10 22 34 46 58 until 1822 1832 1843 1853 1904 1914 1925 1939 1954 2008 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 1007 minutes 19 31 43 55 07 1831 1841 1851 1901 1912 1922 1932 1946 2001 2015 Barbican Station 1009 past 21 33 45 57 09 1833 1843 1853 1903 1913 1923 1934 1948 2002 2016 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 1022 the hour 34 46 58 10 22 1846 1856 1906 1916 1926 1936 1946 2000 2014 2028 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 2005 2020 2035 2050 Then 10 30 50 2350 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 2010 2025 2040 2055 every 20 15 35 55 2355 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 2018 2033 2048 2103 minutes 23 43 03 0003 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 2023 2038 2053 2108 at these 28 48 08 until 0008 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 2029 2044 2059 2114 minutes 34 54 14 0014 Barbican Station 2030 2045 2100 2115 past 35 55 15 0015 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 2042 2056 2111 2126 the hour 46 06 26 0026
153 Saturdays and Good Fridays towards Finsbury Park Other direction Mon-Fri Sun Boxing Day
Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0505 0525 0545 0605 0625 0645 0705 0720 0735 0750 0805 0820 0832 0844 0856 0906 0917 0929 Barbican Station 0512 0532 0552 0612 0632 0652 0712 0727 0742 0757 0812 0828 0840 0852 0904 0915 0926 0938 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0514 0534 0554 0614 0634 0654 0714 0729 0744 0759 0815 0830 0842 0855 0907 0918 0929 0941 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0519 0539 0559 0619 0639 0659 0719 0734 0750 0806 0821 0837 0850 0902 0915 0926 0938 0950 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0522 0542 0602 0622 0642 0702 0722 0737 0753 0809 0825 0841 0854 0907 0920 0931 0943 0955 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0528 0548 0608 0628 0648 0708 0728 0744 0800 0817 0833 0850 0903 0916 0930 0942 0954 1006 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0532 0552 0612 0632 0652 0712 0732 0748 0805 0822 0839 0856 0910 0924 0938 0950 1003 1015 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0941 Then 53 05 17 29 41 1753 1805 1817 1829 1841 1853 1905 1920 1935 1950 Barbican Station 0950 every 12 02 14 26 38 50 1802 1814 1826 1837 1849 1901 1913 1928 1943 1958 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0953 minutes 05 17 29 41 53 1805 1817 1828 1840 1852 1904 1916 1930 1945 2000 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 1002 at these 14 26 38 50 02 until 1814 1825 1837 1848 1900 1911 1923 1938 1952 2007 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 1007 minutes 19 31 43 55 07 1819 1830 1841 1853 1904 1916 1927 1941 1956 2010 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 1018 past 30 42 54 06 18 1830 1841 1852 1903 1914 1925 1936 1950 2004 2019 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 1027 the hour 39 51 03 15 27 1839 1849 1900 1911 1922 1932 1943 1957 2011 2024 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 2005 2020 2035 2050 Then 10 30 50 0010 Barbican Station 2013 2028 2043 2058 every 20 18 38 58 0018 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 2015 2030 2045 2100 minutes 20 40 00 0020 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 2021 2036 2051 2106 at these 26 46 06 until 0026 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 2024 2039 2054 2109 minutes 29 49 09 0029 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 2033 2047 2102 2117 past 37 57 17 0037 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 2038 2052 2107 2122 the hour 42 02 22 0042
153 Sundays/Public Holidays (not Christmas Day or Boxing Day) towards Liverpool Street Other direction Mon-Fri Sat Boxing Day
Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0640 0700 0720 0740 0800 0820 0840 0855 0910 0925 Then 40 55 10 25 1755 1809 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0644 0704 0724 0744 0804 0824 0844 0859 0914 0930 every 15 45 00 15 30 1800 1814 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0651 0711 0731 0751 0811 0831 0851 0906 0922 0938 minutes 53 08 23 38 1808 1822 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0654 0714 0734 0754 0814 0834 0854 0910 0927 0944 at these 59 14 29 44 until 1814 1828 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0700 0720 0740 0800 0820 0840 0900 0916 0933 0950 minutes 05 20 35 50 1820 1834 Barbican Station 0701 0721 0741 0801 0821 0841 0901 0918 0935 0952 past 07 22 37 52 1822 1836 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0708 0728 0748 0808 0828 0848 0908 0926 0944 1003 the hour 18 33 48 03 1833 1847 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 1823 1837 1851 1905 1920 1935 1950 2005 2020 2035 2050 Then 10 30 50 2350 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 1828 1842 1856 1910 1925 1940 1955 2010 2025 2040 2055 every 20 15 35 55 2355 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 1836 1850 1904 1918 1933 1948 2003 2018 2033 2048 2103 minutes 23 43 03 0003 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 1842 1856 1910 1923 1938 1953 2008 2023 2038 2053 2108 at these 28 48 08 until 0008 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 1848 1902 1916 1929 1944 1959 2014 2029 2044 2059 2114 minutes 34 54 14 0014 Barbican Station 1850 1904 1918 1931 1945 2000 2015 2030 2045 2100 2115 past 35 55 15 0015 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 1901 1915 1929 1942 1956 2011 2026 2041 2056 2111 2126 the hour 46 06 26 0026
153 Sundays/Public Holidays (not Christmas Day or Boxing Day) towards Finsbury Park Other direction Mon-Fri Sat Boxing Day
Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0650 0710 0730 0750 0810 0825 0840 0855 0910 Then 25 40 55 10 1755 1809 1823 Barbican Station 0657 0717 0737 0757 0817 0832 0847 0903 0919 every 15 34 49 04 19 1804 1818 1832 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0659 0719 0739 0759 0819 0834 0850 0906 0922 minutes 37 52 07 22 1807 1821 1835 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0704 0724 0744 0804 0824 0839 0855 0911 0928 at these 43 58 13 28 until 1813 1827 1841 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0707 0727 0747 0807 0827 0842 0859 0916 0933 minutes 48 03 18 33 1818 1832 1846 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0713 0733 0753 0813 0833 0848 0905 0923 0941 past 56 11 26 41 1826 1840 1854 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0717 0737 0757 0817 0837 0852 0910 0928 0946 the hour 01 16 31 46 1831 1845 1859 Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 1837 1851 1905 1920 1935 1950 2005 2020 2035 2050 Then 10 30 50 0010 Barbican Station 1846 1900 1913 1928 1943 1958 2013 2028 2043 2058 every 20 18 38 58 0018 St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 1849 1903 1916 1930 1945 2000 2015 2030 2045 2100 minutes 20 40 00 0020 Islington, Tolpuddle Street 1855 1909 1922 1936 1951 2006 2021 2036 2051 2106 at these 26 46 06 until 0026 Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 1900 1914 1926 1940 1954 2009 2024 2039 2054 2109 minutes 29 49 09 0029 Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 1908 1922 1934 1948 2002 2017 2032 2047 2102 2117 past 37 57 17 0037 Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 1913 1927 1939 1953 2007 2022 2037 2052 2107 2122 the hour 42 02 22 0042
153 Boxing Day towards Liverpool Street Other direction Mon-Fri Sat Sun
Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0820 0840 0855 0910 0925 0940 0955 1010 Then 25 40 55 10 2110 2130 2150 2210
Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0824 0844 0859 0914 0929 0944 0959 1015 every 15 30 45 00 15 2115 2135 2155 2215
Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0831 0851 0906 0921 0936 0952 1007 1023 minutes 38 53 08 23 2123 2143 2203 2223
Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0834 0854 0909 0924 0940 0956 1012 1028 at these 43 58 13 28 until 2128 2148 2208 2228
St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0840 0900 0915 0930 0946 1002 1018 1034 minutes 49 04 19 34 2134 2154 2214 2234
Barbican Station 0841 0901 0916 0931 0947 1003 1019 1035 past 50 05 20 35 2135 2155 2215 2235
Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0848 0908 0923 0939 0955 1012 1028 1045 the hour 00 15 30 45 2145 2205 2225 2245
Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 2230 2250 2310 2330 2350
Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 2235 2255 2315 2335 2355
Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 2243 2303 2323 2343 0003
Islington, Tolpuddle Street 2248 2308 2328 2348 0008
St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 2254 2314 2334 2354 0014
Barbican Station 2255 2315 2335 2355 0015
Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 2305 2325 2345 0005 0025
153 Boxing Day towards Finsbury Park Other direction Mon-Fri Sat Sun
Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 0805 0820 0835 0850 0905 0920 0935 0950 Then 05 20 35 50 2050 2110 2130 2150
Barbican Station 0812 0827 0842 0857 0912 0927 0942 0958 every 15 13 28 43 58 2058 2118 2138 2158
St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 0814 0829 0844 0859 0914 0929 0944 1000 minutes 15 30 45 00 2100 2120 2140 2200
Islington, Tolpuddle Street 0819 0834 0849 0904 0919 0935 0950 1006 at these 21 36 51 06 until 2106 2126 2146 2206
Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 0822 0837 0852 0907 0922 0938 0953 1009 minutes 24 39 54 09 2109 2129 2149 2209
Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 0828 0843 0858 0913 0929 0945 1001 1017 past 32 47 02 17 2117 2137 2157 2217
Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 0832 0847 0902 0918 0934 0950 1006 1022 the hour 37 52 07 22 2122 2142 2202 2222
Liverpool Street Station, Bus Station 2210 2230 2250 2310 2330 2350 0010
Barbican Station 2218 2238 2258 2318 2338 2358 0018
St John Street, Clerkenwell Road 2220 2240 2300 2320 2340 0000 0020
Islington, Tolpuddle Street 2226 2246 2306 2326 2346 0006 0026
Barnsbury, Hemingford Arms 2229 2249 2309 2329 2349 0009 0029
Holloway, Holloway Road/Loraine Road 2237 2257 2317 2337 2357 0017 0037
Finsbury Park Station, Station Place 2242 2302 2322 2342 0002 0022 0042
There is no service on Christmas Day.
Operated by CT Plus for London Buses
Temporary diversion introduced 22/07/12. Timetable as 18/06/11.
Finsbury Park - Holloway - Barnsbury - Islington - Barbican - Liverpool Street Station
Finsbury Park Station Station Place - Stroud Green Road - Seven Sisters Road - Isledon Road -
Tollington Road - Holloway - Holloway Road - Holloway Road Station - Holloway Road - Palmer Place -
Mackenzie Road - Westbourne Road - Arundel Square - Offord Road - Barnsbury - Hemingford Road - Copenhagen Street -
Barnsbury Road - Tolpuddle Street - Liverpool Road - Islington High Street - Angel Station -
St John Street - Clerkenwell Road - Goswell Road - Aldersgate Street - Barbican Station -
Aldersgate Street - London Wall - Old Broad Street -
Liverpool Street Station Bus Station
The section shown in red is the diversion routeing. The normal routeing is via Beech Street -
Chiswell Street - Finsbury Pavement - South Place - Blomfeld Street - shorter section of London Wall
Liverpool Street Station - Barbican - Islington - Barnsbury - Holloway - Finsbury Park
Row
Liverpool Street Station Bus Station - Old Broad Street - London Wall - Aldersgate Street - Barbican Station -
Aldersgate Street - Goswell Road - Clerkenwell Road - St John Street - Angel Station -
Liverpool Road - Tolpuddle Street - Barnsbury Road - Copenhagen Street - Hemingford Road - Barnsbury - Offord Road -
Arundel Square - Westbourne Road - Mackenzie Road - Liverpool Road - Holloway Road - Holloway Road Station -
Holloway Road - Holloway - Seven Sisters Road - Finsbury Park Station Station Place
The section shown in red is the diversion routeing. The normal routeing is via
a shorter section of London
Wall) then
Moorgate - Moorgate Station - Moorgate - Finsbury Pavement - Chiswell Street - Beech Street.
Note: This is no longer the current timetable