Route X68 New Year's 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 New Year's Eve (day and night) towards Russell Square Other direction


West Croydon, Bus Station          0555 0615 0635 0655 0710 0725 0740 0755 0810 0830
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    0600 0620 0640 0700 0715 0731 0746 0801 0816 0836
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  0605 0625 0645 0705 0720 0736 0751 0806 0821 0841
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 0610 0630 0650 0711 0726 0742 0757 0812 0827 0847
West Norwood, Library              0615 0635 0655 0716 0731 0747 0802 0817 0833 0853
   EXPRESS SECTION
Waterloo Station, Tenison Way      0636 0656 0716 0737 0752 0809 0824 0841 0900 0923
Holborn Station, Kingsway          0641 0701 0721 0743 0758 0816 0831 0849 0908 0931
Russell Square, South Side         0644 0704 0725 0747 0802 0820 0835 0853 0912 0935

then as Sunday times into New Year's Day

X68 New Year's Eve (day and night) towards Croydon Other direction


Russell Square, North Side         1550 1610 1630 1650 1705 1720 1740 1800 1825
Holborn Station, Kingsway          1555 1615 1635 1655 1710 1725 1745 1805 1830
Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road    1604 1624 1644 1704 1720 1735 1755 1815 1840
   EXPRESS SECTION
West Norwood, Library              1632 1652 1712 1732 1748 1803 1823 1843 1908
Norwood, Crown Point (Beulah Hill) 1639 1659 1720 1740 1756 1810 1830 1850 1915
Upper Norwood, All Saints' Church  1646 1706 1727 1747 1803 1817 1837 1856 1921
Thornton Heath, Whitehorse Road    1654 1714 1735 1755 1811 1825 1845 1904 1928
West Croydon, Bus Station          1702 1722 1743 1803 1818 1832 1852 1911 1935

then as Sunday times into New Year's Day

Operated by London Central for London Buses.

Temporary diversion towards Russell Square at Tulse Hill 10/09/21. Timetable as 17/06/19, with rerouteing towards West Croydon at Aldwych 23/08/21.

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)