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Route N242

Homerton – Clapton Park – Hackney – Dalston – Shoreditch – Bank – Holborn – Tottenham Court Road Station

24 hour service

Temporary diversion towards Homerton in St Paul's area

Weeknights Friday night/Saturday morning Saturday night/Sunday morning

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Route record (places served and roads followed)

For day services over this route, see
- Route 242 timetable (Homerton - Shoreditch)
- Route 8 timetable (Shoreditch - Tottenham Court Road Station)

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.

N242 Sunday night/Monday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street                  0005 0035 0105 0135 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435
Clapton Park, Millfields Road                     0011 0041 0111 0141 0211 0241 0311 0341 0412 0442
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road             0018 0048 0118 0148 0218 0248 0318 0349 0420 0450
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0023 0053 0123 0152 0222 0252 0322 0353 0424 0454
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)                  0032 0102 0132 0201 0230 0300 0330 0401 0432 0502
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate             0036 0106 0136 0205 0234 0304 0334 0405 0436 0506
Bank Station, Poultry                             0041 0111 0141 0210 0239 0309 0339 0410 0441 0511
St Paul's Station, Newgate Street                 0044 0114 0144 0213 0242 0312 0342 0413 0444 0514
Holborn Station, High Holborn                     0049 0119 0149 0218 0247 0317 0347 0418 0449 0519
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue          0052 0122 0152 0221 0250 0320 0350 0421 0452 0522

N242 Sunday night/Monday morning to Thursday night/Friday morning towards Homerton          Other direction       Friday nights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0000 0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430 0500
Holborn Station, Procter Street                   0003 0033 0103 0133 0203 0233 0303 0333 0403 0433 0503
St Paul's Station, Newgate Street                 0007 0037 0107 0137 0207 0237 0307 0337 0407 0437 0507
Bank Station, Poultry                             0010 0040 0110 0140 0210 0240 0310 0340 0410 0440 0510
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate             0018 0048 0117 0147 0216 0246 0316 0346 0416 0446 0516
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)                  0022 0052 0121 0151 0220 0250 0319 0349 0419 0449 0519
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0030 0100 0129 0159 0228 0257 0326 0356 0426 0456 0526
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road             0035 0105 0134 0204 0233 0302 0331 0401 0431 0501 0531
Clapton Park, Millfields Road                     0041 0111 0140 0210 0239 0308 0337 0407 0437 0507 0537
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove                 0046 0116 0145 0215 0244 0313 0342 0412 0442 0512 0542

N242 Friday night/Saturday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Weeknights       Saturday nights  


Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street                  0005 0035 0105 0135 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435
Clapton Park, Millfields Road                     0011 0041 0111 0141 0211 0241 0311 0341 0411 0441
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road             0019 0049 0119 0149 0219 0249 0319 0349 0419 0449
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0025 0055 0124 0154 0224 0254 0324 0354 0423 0453
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)                  0037 0107 0136 0206 0236 0306 0335 0404 0432 0501
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate             0042 0112 0141 0211 0241 0310 0339 0408 0436 0504
Bank Station, Poultry                             0049 0118 0147 0217 0247 0316 0345 0412 0441 0508
St Paul's Station, Newgate Street                 0052 0121 0150 0220 0250 0319 0348 0415 0444 0510
Holborn Station, High Holborn                     0057 0126 0155 0225 0255 0324 0353 0420 0449 0514
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue          0101 0130 0159 0229 0259 0328 0357 0423 0452 0517

N242 Friday night/Saturday morning towards Homerton          Other direction       Weeknights       Saturday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0000 0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430 0500
Holborn Station, Procter Street                   0004 0034 0104 0134 0203 0233 0303 0333 0403 0433 0503
St Paul's Station, Newgate Street                 0009 0039 0108 0138 0207 0237 0307 0337 0407 0437 0507
Bank Station, Poultry                             0013 0043 0112 0142 0211 0241 0310 0340 0410 0440 0510
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate             0023 0053 0122 0152 0220 0250 0318 0347 0416 0446 0516
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)                  0028 0058 0127 0157 0225 0255 0322 0351 0420 0450 0519
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0038 0108 0137 0207 0234 0304 0331 0359 0428 0457 0526
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road             0044 0114 0143 0213 0240 0309 0336 0404 0433 0502 0531
Clapton Park, Millfields Road                     0051 0121 0150 0220 0247 0316 0343 0411 0440 0508 0537
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove                 0056 0126 0156 0226 0253 0322 0349 0417 0446 0513 0542

N242 Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Tottenham Court Road Station          Other direction       Weeknights       Friday nights  


Homerton Hospital, Wardle Street                  0005 0035 0105 0135 0205 0235 0305 0335 0405 0435
Clapton Park, Millfields Road                     0011 0041 0111 0141 0211 0241 0311 0341 0411 0441
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road             0019 0049 0119 0149 0219 0249 0319 0349 0419 0449
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0026 0056 0125 0155 0224 0254 0324 0354 0423 0453
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)                  0039 0109 0138 0208 0237 0307 0335 0405 0432 0502
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate             0044 0114 0143 0213 0242 0311 0339 0409 0436 0505
Bank Station, Poultry                             0051 0121 0150 0219 0248 0317 0345 0414 0441 0510
St Paul's Station, Newgate Street                 0054 0124 0153 0222 0251 0320 0348 0417 0444 0512
Holborn Station, High Holborn                     0100 0129 0158 0227 0256 0325 0353 0422 0447 0516
St Giles High Street, Shaftesbury Avenue          0104 0133 0202 0231 0300 0329 0357 0425 0450 0519

N242 Saturday night/Sunday morning towards Homerton          Other direction       Weeknights       Friday nights  


Tottenham Court Road Station, New Oxford Street   0000 0030 0100 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430 0500
Holborn Station, Procter Street                   0004 0034 0104 0134 0204 0234 0303 0333 0403 0433 0503
St Paul's Station, Newgate Street                 0009 0039 0108 0138 0208 0238 0307 0337 0407 0437 0507
Bank Station, Poultry                             0013 0043 0112 0142 0211 0241 0310 0340 0410 0440 0510
Liverpool Street Station, Bishopsgate             0024 0054 0123 0153 0221 0250 0318 0348 0417 0447 0516
Shoreditch, Church (High Street)                  0031 0100 0128 0158 0226 0255 0322 0352 0421 0451 0519
Dalston Junction, Dalston Lane                    0041 0110 0138 0208 0236 0305 0331 0401 0429 0458 0527
Hackney Central Station, Amhurst Road             0047 0116 0144 0214 0242 0311 0337 0406 0434 0504 0532
Clapton Park, Millfields Road                     0054 0123 0151 0221 0249 0318 0344 0413 0441 0510 0538
Homerton Hospital, Homerton Grove                 0059 0129 0157 0227 0255 0324 0350 0419 0447 0516 0544

Public Holidays: Generally operates normally. There is no service on the night before or after Christmas Day. A Saturday night/Sunday morning service runs on New Year's Eve night/New Year's Day morning.

Please see the Christmas and New Year page for details of the general service pattern applying from year to year (some routes may show additional variations).

Operated by Stagecoach London for London Buses.

Timetable revised 24/02/24. Temporary diversion towards Homerton at St Paul's continued.

Route record

Homerton – Clapton Park – Hackney – Dalston – Shoreditch – Bank – Holborn – Tottenham Court Road Station
Homerton Hospital Wardle Street - Homerton High Street - Brooksby's Walk - Chatsworth Road - Dunlace Road - Glyn Road - Redwald Road - Clapton Park - Daubeney Road - Mandeville Street - Millfields Road - Powerscroft Road - Median Road - Lower Clapton Road - Dalston Lane - Hackney Downs Station - Amhurst Road - Hackney Central Station - Mare Street - Graham Road - Dalston Lane - Dalston Junction Station - Kingsland Road - Haggerston Station - Kingsland Road - Hoxton Station - Kingsland Road - Shoreditch High Street - Shoreditch High Street Station - Shoreditch High Street - Norton Folgate - Bishopsgate - Liverpool Street Station - Bishopsgate - Cornhill - Bank Station - Mansion House Street - Poultry - Cheapside - St Paul's Station - Newgate Street - Holborn Viaduct - City Thameslink Station - Holborn Viaduct - Holborn Circus - Holborn - Chancery Lane Station - High Holborn - Holborn Station - High Holborn - St Giles High Street Shaftesbury Avenue (for Tottenham Court Road Station)

Tottenham Court Road Station – Holborn – Bank – Shoreditch – Dalston – Hackney – Clapton Park – Homerton
Tottenham Court Road Station New Oxford Street - New Oxford Street - Bloomsbury Way - Vernon Place (for Holborn Station) - Theobald's Road - Drake Street - Procter Street - High Holborn - Chancery Lane Station - Holborn - Holborn Circus - Holborn Viaduct - City Thameslink Station - Holborn Viaduct - Newgate Street - King Edward Street - Little Britain - Montague Street - Aldersgate Street - St Martin's-le-grand - St Paul's Station - Cheapside - Poultry - Mansion House Street - Bank Station - Cornhill - Bishopsgate - Liverpool Street Station - Bishopsgate - Norton Folgate - Shoreditch High Street - Shoreditch High Street Station - Shoreditch High Street - Kingsland Road - Hoxton Station - Kingsland Road - Haggerston Station - Kingsland Road - Dalston Junction Station - Dalston Lane - Graham Road - Mare Street - Hackney Central Station - Amhurst Road - Hackney Downs Station - Dalston Lane - Lower Clapton Road - Powerscroft Road - Millfields Road - Mandeville Street - Daubeney Road - Clapton Park - Redwald Road - Glyn Road - Clifden Road - Chatsworth Road - Brooksby's Walk - Homerton Grove - Homerton Hospital Homerton Grove
The section in red shows the diversion routeing. The normal routeing is via a shorter section of King Edward Street - Angel Street and a shorter section of St Martins-le-grand

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