With TfL proposing bus rerouting of the 205,30 and 27 coming so soon after the Central London Bus Review,  l have decided to make the same point l made then for the 205 bus route. As there are proposing to withdraw route 205 between Paddington and Baker Street station and extend it to Marble Arch via Baker Street

The 205 is a very useful service, as it links up the four main north London rail termini of Paddington, Marylebone, Euston, King’s Cross-St Pancras, and Liverpool Street Station. This is a particularly helpful link for those customers with accessibility requirements or who may have heavy luggage that make interchange with the London Underground more challenging. This is also a very useful link during disruption to the Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, and Circle lines as it largely replicates their route.

The 205 bus service used to stop in Marylebone station forecourt, but in recent years this stop was removed to speed up the service. Chiltern Railways objected to this proposed change to the 205 at the time on the basis that it would negatively impact on the customer experience especially for customers with luggage or those with additional mobility needs, who may find interchange to the London Underground network difficult. The same will apply if there is no connection between Paddington and Marylebone Railway stations.

So in short, l don’t think the proposal does much at all for integrated transport between our bus service and rail terminuses, and l trust TfL will consider them as a result.

Finally the deadline for views and opinions has been extended till the 10th of January, so visit www.tfl.gov.uk/30-205-bus proposals and send your views to haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk