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Route N551

Gallions Reach – Prince Regent – Canning Town – Poplar – Limehouse – Aldgate – Aldwych – Trafalgar Square

Night Bus

Weeknights Weekends

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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                2320 2350 0020 0050 0120 0150 0220 0250 0320 0350 0420 0450 0520 0550
Beckton, Bus Station                         2327 2357 0027 0057 0127 0157 0227 0257 0327 0357 0427 0457 0527 0557
Prince Regent Station, Prince Regent Lane    2335 0005 0035 0105 0135 0205 0235 0305 0335 0407 0437 0507 0537 0607
Keir Hardie Estate, Radland Road/Rogers Road 2339 0009 0039 0109 0139 0209 0239 0309 0339 0411 0441 0511 0541 0611
Canning Town, Bus Station                    2343 0013 0043 0113 0143 0213 0243 0313 0343 0415 0445 0515 0545 0615
Poplar, All Saints (DLR) Station             2347 0017 0047 0117 0147 0217 0247 0317 0348 0420 0450 0520 0550 0620
Limehouse Station                            2353 0023 0052 0122 0152 0222 0252 0322 0354 0426 0456 0526 0556 0626
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    2357 0027 0056 0126 0156 0226 0256 0326 0358 0430 0500 0532 0602 0632
Aldgate Station, Bus Station                 0003 0033 0102 0132 0202 0232 0302 0332 0404 0436 0506 0538 0608 0638
Bank Station, Poultry                        0008 0038 0107 0137 0207 0237 0307 0338 0410 0442 0512 0544 0614 0644
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0012 0041 0110 0140 0210 0240 0310 0342 0414 0446 0516 0548 0618 0648
Aldwych, East Arm                            0015 0044 0113 0143 0213 0243 0313 0345 0417 0449 0519 0551 0621 0651
Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0019 0048 0117 0147 0217 0247 0317 0349 0421 0453 0523 0555 0625 0655

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 0410 0440 0510 0540
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0015 0045 0115 0144 0214 0244 0314 0344 0413 0443 0513 0543
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0018 0048 0118 0147 0217 0247 0317 0347 0416 0446 0516 0546
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street         0024 0054 0124 0153 0223 0253 0323 0353 0422 0452 0522 0552
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0030 0100 0130 0159 0229 0259 0329 0359 0428 0458 0528 0558
Limehouse Station                            0035 0105 0134 0203 0233 0303 0333 0403 0432 0502 0532 0602
Poplar, All Saints (DLR) Station             0040 0110 0139 0208 0238 0308 0338 0407 0436 0506 0536 0606
Canning Town, Bus Station                    0047 0117 0145 0214 0244 0314 0344 0413 0442 0512 0542 0612
Keir Hardie Estate, Tarling Road             0051 0121 0148 0217 0247 0317 0347 0416 0445 0515 0545 0615
Prince Regent Station, Victoria Dock Road    0056 0126 0153 0222 0252 0322 0352 0421 0450 0520 0550 0620
Beckton, Bus Station                         0105 0135 0202 0231 0301 0331 0401 0429 0458 0528 0558 0628
Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                0112 0142 0209 0238 0308 0338 0408 0436 0505 0535 0605 0635

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


Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                2310 2340 0012 0045 0115 0145 0215 0245 0315 0345 0415 0445 0515 0550
Beckton, Bus Station                         2318 2348 0020 0053 0122 0152 0222 0252 0322 0352 0422 0452 0522 0557
Prince Regent Station, Prince Regent Lane    2326 2356 0028 0101 0130 0200 0230 0300 0330 0400 0430 0500 0530 0605
Keir Hardie Estate, Radland Road/Rogers Road 2329 2359 0031 0104 0133 0203 0233 0303 0333 0403 0433 0503 0533 0608
Canning Town, Bus Station                    2334 0004 0036 0109 0138 0208 0238 0308 0338 0408 0438 0508 0538 0613
Poplar, All Saints (DLR) Station             2339 0009 0041 0113 0142 0212 0242 0312 0342 0412 0442 0512 0542 0617
Limehouse Station                            2344 0014 0046 0118 0147 0217 0247 0317 0347 0417 0447 0517 0547 0622
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    2348 0018 0050 0122 0151 0221 0251 0321 0351 0421 0451 0521 0551 0626
Aldgate Station, Bus Station                 2355 0025 0057 0128 0157 0227 0257 0327 0357 0427 0457 0527 0557 0632
Bank Station, Poultry                        0002 0032 0104 0133 0202 0232 0302 0332 0402 0431 0501 0531 0601 0636
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0007 0037 0108 0137 0206 0236 0306 0336 0406 0435 0505 0535 0605 0640
Aldwych, East Arm                            0010 0040 0110 0139 0208 0238 0308 0338 0408 0437 0507 0537 0607 0642
Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street            0017 0047 0116 0145 0214 0244 0314 0344 0412 0441 0511 0541 0611 0646

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 0412 0442 0512 0541
Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill                 0017 0047 0117 0147 0217 0246 0316 0345 0415 0445 0515 0544
Bank Station, Queen Victoria Street          0020 0050 0121 0151 0221 0249 0319 0348 0418 0448 0518 0547
Aldgate Station, Aldgate High Street         0027 0057 0128 0158 0228 0255 0325 0354 0424 0454 0524 0552
The Highway, Wapping Lane                    0036 0106 0137 0207 0237 0303 0333 0401 0431 0501 0531 0559
Limehouse Station                            0042 0113 0144 0214 0242 0308 0337 0405 0435 0505 0535 0603
Poplar, All Saints (DLR) Station             0047 0118 0149 0219 0247 0313 0341 0410 0440 0510 0539 0607
Canning Town, Bus Station                    0054 0125 0156 0226 0253 0319 0347 0416 0446 0516 0545 0613
Keir Hardie Estate, Tarling Road             0058 0129 0200 0230 0257 0323 0350 0419 0449 0519 0548 0616
Prince Regent Station, Victoria Dock Road    0103 0134 0205 0235 0302 0328 0355 0424 0454 0524 0553 0621
Beckton, Bus Station                         0112 0143 0214 0244 0311 0337 0404 0433 0503 0533 0602 0630
Gallions Reach, Shopping Park                0119 0150 0221 0251 0318 0343 0410 0439 0509 0539 0608 0636

Public Holidays: The service operated will correspond to the day service running the previous day. There is no service on the night before or after Christmas Day.

On New Year's Eve night/New Year's Day morning the service is curtailed from Trafalgar Square to Mansion House Station.

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.

Permanently rerouted in Bank area 17/07/23 (the temporary diversions in the Bank area ceasing). Bank timing point towards Trafalgar Square altered; timetable otherwise as 01/09/18 but with rerouteing towards Trafalgar Square at Aldwych 23/08/21 and change of operator 27/08/22. 

Route record

Gallions Reach – Prince Regent – Canning Town – Poplar – Limehouse – Aldgate – Aldwych – Trafalgar Square
Gallions Reach Shopping Park - Armada Way - Atlantis Avenue - Gallions Reach Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Bus Station (for Beckton Station) - Woolwich Manor Way - Tollgate Road - Prince Regent Lane - Prince Regent Station - Victoria Dock Road - Custom House Station - Victoria Dock Road - Royal Victoria Station - Munday Road - Radland Road - Keir Hardie Estate - Tarling Road - Jude Street - George Street - Silvertown Way - Canning Town Station Bus Station - East India Dock Road - All Saints Station - East India Dock Road - Commercial Road - Limehouse Station - Butcher Row - The Highway - Shadwell - The Highway - East Smithfield - Tower Hill - Minories - Aldgate Station Bus Station - Aldgate High Street - Middlesex Street - St Botolph Street - Duke's Place - Bevis Marks - Camomile Street - Bishopsgate - Cornhill - Bank Station - Mansion House Street - Poultry - Queen Street - 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

Trafalgar Square – Aldwych – Aldgate – Limehouse – Poplar – 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 - Queen Street - Poultry - Mansion House Street - Bank Station - Cornhill - Bishopsgate - Camomile Street - Outwich Street - Houndsditch - St Botolph Street - Middlesex Street - Aldgate High Street - Aldgate Station - Minories - Tower Gateway Station - Goodmans Yard - Mansell Street - East Smithfield - The Highway - Shadwell - The Highway - Butcher Row - Limehouse Station - Commercial Road - East India Dock Road - All Saints Station - East India Dock Road - Canning Town Station Bus Station - Silvertown Way - Hallsville Road - Ruscoe Road - Rogers Road - Keir Hardie Estate - Tarling Road - Appleby Road - Munday Road - Royal Victoria Station - Victoria Dock Road - Custom House Station - Victoria Dock Road - Prince Regent Station - Prince Regent Lane - Tollgate Road - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Bus Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Beckton Station - Woolwich Manor Way - Gallions Reach Station - Atlantis Avenue - Armada Way - Gallions Reach Shopping Park

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