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Route X68 Christmas Eve Timetable

Croydon – Thornton Heath – Upper Norwood – West Norwood – non-stop-to – Waterloo – Holborn – Russell Square

Temporary northbound diversion during water works and diversion in Norwood Road

Limited Stop service

Click here for the normal timetable

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.

X68 Christmas Eve  towards Russell Square          Other direction 


West Croydon, Bus Station          0600 0620 0640 0700 0720 0735 0750 0810 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0605 0626 0646 0706 0726 0741 0756 0816 0836
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0610 0631 0651 0711 0732 0747 0802 0822 0842
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0615 0636 0656 0716 0737 0753 0808 0828 0848
West Norwood, Library              0619 0640 0700 0720 0742 0758 0813 0833 0853
   EXPRESS SECTION
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0638 0659 0719 0739 0801 0817 0832 0852 0912
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0643 0704 0724 0744 0807 0823 0838 0858 0918
Russell Square, South Side         0646 0708 0728 0748 0811 0827 0842 0902 0922

X68 Christmas Eve towards Croydon          Other direction


Russell Square, North Side         1550 1610 1630 1650 1710 1730 1750 1820 1850
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1555 1615 1635 1655 1715 1735 1755 1825 1855
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1604 1624 1644 1704 1725 1745 1805 1835 1904
   EXPRESS SECTION
West Norwood, Library              1632 1652 1712 1732 1753 1813 1833 1903 1931
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1639 1659 1720 1740 1801 1820 1840 1909 1937
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1646 1706 1727 1747 1808 1827 1846 1915 1943
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1654 1714 1735 1755 1816 1835 1854 1922 1950
West Croydon, Bus Station          1702 1722 1743 1803 1823 1842 1901 1929 1957

Operated by London Central for London Buses.

Christmas Eve timetable revised 17/06/19.

Route record

Croydon – Thornton Heath – Upper Norwood – West Norwood – non-stop-to – Waterloo – Holborn – Russell Square
West Croydon Bus Station and Tramlink (for West Croydon Station) - Station Road - Wellesley Road - St James's Road - Hogarth Crescent - Whitehorse Road - Thornton Heath - Whitehorse Lane - South Norwood Hill - Upper Norwood - Beulah Hill - Knights Hill - West Norwood Station - Knights Hill - West Norwood Library 
then non-stop via flexible route (usually Norwood Road - Christchurch Road - Hardel Rise - Tulse Hill - Effra Road - St Matthew's Road - Brixton Road - Kennington Park Road - Kennington Road - Baylis Road - Waterloo Road, but buses can also operate via Norwood Road - Christchurch Road - Hardel Rise - Tulse Hill - Norwood Road - Half Moon Lane - Herne Hill - Denmark Hill - Camberwell Green - Camberwell Road - Walworth Road - Elephant & Castle - London Road - St George's Circus - Waterloo Road) to
Waterloo Station - Waterloo Road - Tenison Way - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Bridge - Lancaster Place - Aldwych - Kingsway - Holborn Station - Southampton Row - Russell Square - Russell Square South Side (for Russell Square Station) 
The section in red shows the temporary diversion routeing. The normal routeing is direct via the full length of Norwood Road.

Russell Square – Holborn – Waterloo – non-stop-to – West Norwood – Upper Norwood – Thornton Heath – Croydon
Russell Square north and east sides (for Station) - Southampton Row - Holborn Station - Kingsway - Aldwych - Strand - Lancaster Place - Waterloo Bridge - Waterloo Road - Waterloo Station -
then non-stop via flexible route (usually Waterloo Road - Baylis Road - Kennington Road - Kennington Park Road - Brixton Road - Effra Road - Tulse Hill - Norwood Road, but buses can also operate via Waterloo Road - St George's Circus - London Road - Elephant & Castle - WalworthRoad - Camberwell Road - Camberwell Green - Denmark Hill - Herne Hill - Half Moon Lane - Norwood Road) to
West Norwood Library - Norwood High Street - West Norwood Station - Norwood High Street - Ernest Avenue - Knights Hill - Beulah Hill - Upper Norwood - South Norwood Hill - Whitehorse Lane - Thornton Heath - Whitehorse Road - St James's Road - Newgate - Wellesley Road - Station Road - West Croydon Bus Station and Tramlink (for West Croydon Station)

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