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Route N551

Gallions Reach - Prince Regent - Canning Town - Limehouse - Aldgate - Trafalgar Square

Night Bus

Temporary timetable during diversion away from Keir Hardie Estate. Also temporarily diverted westbound away from Leadenhall Street and Cornhill and eastbound at Mansion House Station.

Weeknights           Weekends          

Route record (places served and roads followed)

N551 Sunday night/Monday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Trafalgar Square       Other direction      Weekends


Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                2326           56 26          0426 0459 0532
Beckton, Bus Station                         2333           03 33          0433 0506 0539
Prince Regent Station, Prince Regent Lane    2340 Then      10 40          0440 0513 0546
Canning Town, Bus Station                    2350 every 30  20 50          0450 0523 0556
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               2353 minutes   23 53          0453 0526 0559
Limehouse Station                            2359 at        29 59          0459 0532 0605
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0003 these     33 03 until    0503 0536 0609
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street         0009 minutes   39 09          0509 0542 0615
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0014 past      44 14          0514 0547 0620
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0017 the hour  47 17          0517 0550 0624
Aldwych, St Mary's Church                    0020           50 20          0520 0553 0627
Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0023           53 23          0523 0557 0631

N551 Sunday night/Monday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Gallions Reach      Other direction      Weekends


Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0005 0035 0105 0135 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435 0505 0535
Aldwych, Law Courts                          0013 0043 0113 0143 0213 0242 0312 0342 0412 0441 0511 0541
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0016 0046 0116 0146 0216 0245 0315 0345 0415 0444 0514 0544
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0249 0319 0349 0419 0448 0518 0548
Aldgate Station, St Botolph Street           0024 0054 0124 0154 0224 0253 0323 0353 0423 0452 0522 0552
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0259 0329 0358 0428 0457 0527 0557
Limehouse Station                            0034 0104 0134 0204 0234 0303 0333 0402 0432 0501 0531 0601
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               0039 0109 0139 0209 0239 0308 0338 0407 0437 0506 0536 0606
Canning Town, Bus Station                    0045 0115 0145 0215 0245 0314 0344 0413 0443 0512 0542 0612
Prince Regent Station, Victoria Dock Road    0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0324 0354 0423 0453 0522 0552 0622
Beckton, Bus Station                         0103 0133 0203 0233 0303 0332 0402 0431 0501 0530 0600 0630
Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                0109 0139 0209 0238 0308 0337 0407 0436 0506 0535 0605 0635

N551 Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Trafalgar Square    Other direction      Weeknights


Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                2323 2353 0023 0053 0123 0154 0224 0255 0325 0356 0426 0459 0532
Beckton, Bus Station                         2330 2400 0030 0100 0130 0201 0231 0302 0332 0403 0433 0506 0539
Prince Regent Station, Prince Regent Lane    2337 0007 0037 0107 0137 0208 0238 0309 0339 0410 0440 0513 0546
Canning Town, Bus Station                    2348 0018 0048 0118 0148 0218 0248 0319 0349 0420 0450 0523 0556
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               2351 0021 0051 0121 0151 0221 0251 0322 0352 0423 0453 0526 0559
Limehouse Station                            2357 0027 0057 0127 0157 0227 0257 0328 0358 0429 0459 0532 0605
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0001 0031 0101 0131 0201 0231 0301 0332 0402 0433 0503 0536 0609
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street         0007 0037 0107 0137 0207 0237 0307 0338 0408 0439 0509 0542 0615
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0012 0042 0112 0142 0212 0242 0312 0343 0413 0444 0514 0547 0620
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0016 0046 0116 0146 0216 0246 0316 0346 0416 0447 0517 0550 0623
Aldwych, St Mary's Church                    0019 0049 0119 0149 0219 0249 0319 0349 0419 0450 0520 0553 0626
Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0023 0053 0123 0153 0223 0253 0323 0353 0423 0453 0523 0556 0629

N551 Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Gallions Reach   Other direction      Weeknights


Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0005 0035 0105 0135 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435 0505 0535
Aldwych, Law Courts                          0014 0044 0114 0144 0214 0243 0313 0342 0412 0442 0511 0541
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0017 0047 0117 0147 0217 0246 0316 0345 0415 0445 0514 0544
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0021 0051 0121 0151 0221 0250 0320 0349 0419 0449 0518 0548
Aldgate Station, St Botolph Street           0026 0056 0126 0156 0225 0254 0324 0353 0423 0453 0522 0552
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0033 0103 0133 0202 0231 0300 0330 0359 0428 0458 0527 0557
Limehouse Station                            0037 0107 0137 0206 0235 0304 0334 0403 0432 0502 0531 0601
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               0042 0112 0142 0211 0240 0309 0339 0408 0437 0507 0536 0606
Canning Town, Bus Station                    0048 0118 0148 0217 0246 0315 0345 0414 0443 0513 0542 0612
Prince Regent Station, Victoria Dock Road    0058 0128 0158 0227 0256 0325 0355 0424 0453 0523 0552 0622
Beckton, Bus Station                         0106 0136 0206 0235 0304 0333 0403 0432 0501 0531 0600 0630
Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                0112 0142 0212 0241 0310 0339 0408 0437 0506 0536 0605 0635

Public holidays: Different service patterns may apply around bank holidays, with substantial enhancements on certain nights, but no service on the night before or after Christmas Day. Fuller details of arrangements over Easter and Christmas/New Year can be found via the home page nearer the time.

Operated by Tower Transit for London Buses

Temporary diversion at Mansion House Station introduced 05/04/14. Temporary Keir Hardies Estate and Cornhill diversions continued. Temporary timetable as 14/09/13.

Route record

Gallions Reach - Prince Regent - Canning Town - Limehouse - Aldgate - Trafalgar Square
Gallions Reach Retail Park - Armada Way - Gallions Reach Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Bus Station (for Beckton Station) - Woolwich Manor Way - Tollgate Road - Newham Way - Prince Regent's Lane - Prince Regent Station - Victoria Dock Road - Custom House Station - Freemasons Road - New Barn Street - Barking Road - Canning Town Station - East India Dock Road - Poplar (All Saints Station) - East India Dock Road - Commercial Road - Limehouse Station - Butcher Row - The Highway - Shadwell - The Highway - East Smithfield - Minories - Goodmans Yard - Mansell Street - Aldgate Station - Aldgate High Street - Aldgate - Fenchurch Street - Gracechurch Street - King Willam Street - Bank Station - Queen Victoria Street - Mansion House Station - Cannon Street - St Paul's Churchyard - Ludgate Hill - City Thameslink Station - Ludgate Circus - Fleet Street - Strand - Aldwych - Strand - Charing Cross Station - Strand - Charing Cross - Trafalgar Square Cockspur Street (for Charing Cross Station)
Note: The section shown in red is the temporary diversion route. The normal routeing is via Victoria Dock Road - Munday Road - Butchers Road - Keir Hardie Estate - Radland Road - Rogers Road - Tarling Road - Jude Street - George Street - Silvertown Way.

The section in blue shows the diversion routeing. The normal routeing is via Leadenhall Street - Cornhill.

Trafalgar Square - Aldgate - Limehouse - Canning Town - Prince Regent - Gallions Reach
Trafalgar Square Cockspur Street - Charing Cross - Strand - Charing Cross Station - Strand - Aldwych - Strand - Fleet Street - Ludgate Circus - City Thameslink Station - Ludgate Hill - St Paul's Churchyard - Cannon Street - Friday Street - Queen Victoria Street - Mansion House Station - Queen Victoria Street - Bank Station - Cornhill - Leadenhall Street - Aldgate High Street - Aldgate - St Botolph Street - Aldgate Station - Middlesex Street - Aldgate High Street - Aldgate Station - Minories - Goodmans Yard - Mansell Street - East Smithfield - The Highway - Shadwell - The Highway - Butcher Row - Limehouse Station - Commercial Road - East India Dock Road - Poplar (All Saints Station) - East India Dock Road - Canning Town Station - Barking Road - New Barn Street - Freemasons Road - Custom House Station - Victoria Dock Road - Prince Regent Station - Prince Regent Lane - Newham Way - Tollgate Road - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Bus Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Station - Tollgate Road - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Gallions Reach Station - Armada Way - Gallions Reach Retail Park
The section in blue shows the diversion routeing. The normal routeing is via a longer section of Cannon Street.
Note: The section shown in red is the temporary diversion route. The normal routeing is via Silvertown Way - Hallsville Road - Ruscoe Road - Rogers Road - Keir Hardie Estate - Tarling Road - Appleby Road - Munday Road - Victoria Dock Road.

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