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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 diverted westbound away from St Paul's Churchyard.

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                2324 2354 0024 0054 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0500 0535
Beckton, Bus Station                         2330 2400 0030 0100 0131 0201 0231 0301 0331 0401 0431 0506 0541
Prince Regent Lane, Newham Way               2334 0004 0034 0104 0135 0205 0235 0306 0337 0407 0437 0512 0547
Prince Regent Station, Prince Regent Lane    2336 0006 0036 0106 0137 0207 0237 0308 0339 0409 0439 0514 0549
Canning Town, Bus Station                    2347 0017 0047 0117 0148 0218 0248 0319 0350 0421 0451 0526 0601
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               2351 0021 0051 0121 0152 0222 0252 0323 0354 0425 0455 0530 0605
Limehouse, East India Dock Road              2355 0025 0055 0124 0155 0225 0255 0326 0358 0429 0459 0534 0609
Limehouse Station                            2357 0027 0057 0126 0157 0227 0257 0328 0400 0431 0501 0536 0611
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    2400 0030 0100 0129 0200 0230 0300 0331 0403 0434 0504 0539 0615
Tower Gateway Station                        0003 0033 0103 0132 0203 0233 0303 0334 0406 0437 0507 0542 0618
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street         0006 0036 0105 0134 0205 0235 0305 0336 0408 0439 0509 0544 0621
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0011 0041 0110 0139 0210 0240 0310 0341 0413 0444 0514 0549 0626
Aldwych, St Mary's Church                    0017 0047 0116 0145 0216 0246 0316 0347 0419 0450 0520 0555 0634
Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0021 0051 0120 0149 0220 0250 0320 0351 0423 0454 0524 0559 0638

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                          0011 0041 0111 0141 0211 0241 0311 0341 0411 0440 0510 0540
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0014 0044 0114 0144 0214 0244 0314 0344 0414 0443 0513 0543
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0017 0047 0117 0147 0217 0247 0317 0347 0417 0446 0516 0546
Aldgate Station, St Botolph Street           0022 0052 0122 0152 0222 0252 0322 0352 0422 0451 0521 0551
Mansell Street, Royal Mint Street            0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0454 0524 0554
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0028 0058 0128 0158 0228 0258 0328 0358 0428 0457 0527 0557
Limehouse Station                            0032 0102 0132 0202 0231 0301 0331 0401 0431 0500 0530 0600
Limehouse, Commercial Road                   0034 0104 0134 0204 0233 0303 0333 0403 0433 0502 0532 0602
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               0037 0107 0137 0207 0236 0306 0336 0406 0436 0505 0535 0605
Canning Town, Bus Station                    0042 0112 0142 0212 0241 0311 0341 0411 0441 0510 0540 0610
Prince Regent Station, Victoria Dock Road    0051 0121 0151 0221 0250 0320 0350 0420 0450 0519 0549 0619
Prince Regent Lane, Newham Way               0053 0123 0153 0223 0252 0322 0352 0422 0452 0521 0551 0621
Beckton, Bus Station                         0059 0129 0159 0229 0258 0328 0358 0428 0458 0527 0557 0627
Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                0104 0134 0204 0234 0303 0333 0403 0433 0503 0532 0602 0632

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


Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                2324 2354 0024 0054 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0355 0425 0500 0535
Beckton, Bus Station                         2330 2400 0030 0100 0131 0201 0231 0301 0331 0401 0431 0506 0541
Prince Regent Lane, Newham Way               2334 0004 0034 0104 0135 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435 0510 0545
Prince Regent Station, Prince Regent Lane    2336 0006 0036 0107 0138 0208 0238 0308 0338 0409 0439 0514 0549
Canning Town, Bus Station                    2347 0017 0047 0118 0149 0219 0249 0319 0349 0420 0450 0525 0600
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               2351 0021 0051 0122 0153 0223 0253 0323 0353 0424 0454 0529 0604
Limehouse, East India Dock Road              2355 0025 0055 0126 0157 0226 0256 0326 0356 0427 0457 0532 0607
Limehouse Station                            2357 0027 0057 0128 0159 0228 0258 0328 0358 0429 0459 0534 0609
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0001 0031 0101 0131 0202 0231 0301 0331 0401 0432 0502 0537 0612
Tower Gateway Station                        0004 0034 0104 0134 0205 0234 0304 0334 0404 0435 0505 0540 0615
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street         0007 0037 0107 0137 0208 0237 0306 0336 0406 0437 0507 0542 0617
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0012 0042 0112 0142 0213 0242 0311 0341 0411 0441 0511 0546 0621
Aldwych, St Mary's Church                    0019 0049 0119 0149 0220 0249 0318 0348 0418 0448 0518 0553 0628
Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0024 0054 0124 0154 0224 0253 0322 0352 0422 0452 0522 0557 0632

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                          0013 0043 0113 0143 0213 0243 0313 0342 0411 0441 0510 0540
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0016 0046 0116 0146 0216 0246 0316 0345 0414 0444 0513 0543
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0019 0049 0119 0149 0219 0249 0319 0348 0417 0447 0516 0546
Aldgate Station, St Botolph Street           0025 0055 0125 0155 0225 0255 0325 0354 0422 0452 0521 0551
Mansell Street, Royal Mint Street            0028 0058 0128 0158 0228 0258 0328 0357 0425 0455 0524 0554
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0032 0102 0132 0202 0232 0301 0331 0400 0428 0458 0527 0557
Limehouse Station                            0036 0106 0136 0206 0236 0305 0335 0404 0432 0502 0530 0600
Limehouse, Commercial Road                   0038 0108 0138 0208 0238 0307 0337 0406 0434 0504 0532 0602
Poplar, All Saints DLR Station               0041 0111 0141 0211 0241 0310 0340 0409 0437 0507 0535 0605
Canning Town, Bus Station                    0047 0117 0147 0217 0247 0316 0346 0415 0443 0512 0540 0610
Prince Regent Station, Victoria Dock Road    0057 0127 0157 0227 0257 0326 0356 0425 0453 0522 0550 0620
Prince Regent Lane, Newham Way               0059 0129 0159 0229 0259 0328 0358 0427 0455 0524 0552 0622
Beckton, Bus Station                         0105 0135 0205 0235 0305 0334 0404 0433 0501 0530 0558 0628
Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                0110 0140 0210 0240 0310 0339 0409 0438 0506 0535 0603 0633

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 Dockland Buses for London Buses.

Additional diversion (St Paul's Churchyard) introduced 18/03/13. Ludgate Circus timing point omitted westbound but timetable otherwise as 01/10/12.

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 - Leadenhall Street - Cornhill - Bank Station - Queen Victoria Street - Mansion House Station - Queen Victoria Street - New Bridge Street - Ludgate Circus (for City Thameslink Station) - 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 shown in blue is the diversion routeing. The normal routeing is via Cannon Street - St Paul's Churchyard - Ludgate Hill.

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 - 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
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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