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'''Stationlink''' was a brand of accessible ] routes in ], connecting the ] with each other. '''Stationlink''' was a brand of accessible limited-stop ] routes in ], connecting the ] with each other.


==History== ==History==
The service was launched in 1993 and replaced Carelink. In contrast to the Carelink service, Stationlink was open to all passengers and was included in the ] scheme. Holders of Disabled Persons Railcard and Senior Railcard could use the service for free. The ] mini-buses had driver operated ]s were designed to have space for luggage, wheelchairs and pushchairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Catch the bus link |work=Westminster and Pimlico News |date=27 January 1993 |page=4}}</ref> The service was launched in 1993 and replaced Carelink, which had begun as an accessible bus route for disabled people operated by ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 January 1993 |title=Stationlink makes connection |work=LT News |pages=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Stewart J |title=Buses in Britain |date=September 1993 |publisher=Capital Transport |isbn=1-85414-158-9 |page=159}}</ref> In contrast to the Carelink service, Stationlink was open to all passengers and was included in the ] scheme. Holders of Disabled Persons Railcard and Senior Railcard could use the service for free. The ] mini-buses had driver operated ]s, and had space for luggage, wheelchairs and pushchairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Catch the bus link |work=Westminster and Pimlico News |date=27 January 1993 |page=4}}</ref><ref name=":62">{{Cite news |last=Neilan |first=Terence |date=1994-03-20 |title=Q and A |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/20/travel/q-and-a-469998.html |access-date=2021-08-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |quote=a single-decker bus service called Stationlink, which is also wheelchair accessible and operates on a clockwise circular route that connects all the London railway stations}}</ref>


The initial service operated in a clockwise direction only, calling at ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. The initial service operated in a clockwise direction only, calling at ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=":62" />


From 29 June 1996 the clockwise route, now numbered SL1, was supplemented by the SL2 anti-clockwise service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stationlink bus service expands |work=The Croydon Post |date=10 July 1996 |page=12}}</ref> The additional route doubled Stationlink service and was operated with low-floor ] buses described in the '']'' as 'roll-on, roll-off'.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stationlink doubles services |work=Evening Standard |date=23 July 1996 |page=55}}</ref> From 29 June 1996 the clockwise route, now numbered SL1, was supplemented by the SL2 anti-clockwise service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stationlink bus service expands |work=The Croydon Post |date=10 July 1996 |page=12}}</ref> The additional route doubled Stationlink service. Both routes were now operated with accessible, ] ] buses, described in the '']'' as 'roll-on, roll-off'.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stationlink doubles services |work=Evening Standard |date=23 July 1996 |page=55}}</ref>

Stationlink was replaced in 2002 by routes ] and 705. Accessibility across central London more generally was achieved by 2005 with the completion of a fully accessible, low-floor bus fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marius |first=Callum |date=2022-02-19 |title=Every London bus route that has randomly changed numbers since 2000 and why |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/every-london-bus-route-randomly-23110415 |access-date=2022-02-20 |website=MyLondon |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=14 December 2007 |title=Transport for London wins Independent Living Award |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2007/december/transport-for-london-wins-independent-living-award |url-status= |access-date=2021-08-10 |website=Transport for London |language=en-GB |quote=We have the biggest wheelchair accessible bus network in the world}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

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Stationlink was a brand of accessible limited-stop London Buses routes in Central London, connecting the main terminal stations with each other.

History

The service was launched in 1993 and replaced Carelink, which had begun as an accessible bus route for disabled people operated by National Bus Company. In contrast to the Carelink service, Stationlink was open to all passengers and was included in the Travelcard scheme. Holders of Disabled Persons Railcard and Senior Railcard could use the service for free. The accessible mini-buses had driver operated wheelchair lifts, and had space for luggage, wheelchairs and pushchairs.

The initial service operated in a clockwise direction only, calling at Paddington, Marylebone, Euston, St Pancras, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, London Bridge, Waterloo, Victoria and Victoria Coach Station.

From 29 June 1996 the clockwise route, now numbered SL1, was supplemented by the SL2 anti-clockwise service. The additional route doubled Stationlink service. Both routes were now operated with accessible, low-floor Optare Excel buses, described in the Evening Standard as 'roll-on, roll-off'.

Stationlink was replaced in 2002 by routes 205 and 705. Accessibility across central London more generally was achieved by 2005 with the completion of a fully accessible, low-floor bus fleet.

References

  1. "Stationlink makes connection". LT News. 28 January 1993. p. 5.
  2. Brown, Stewart J (September 1993). Buses in Britain. Capital Transport. p. 159. ISBN 1-85414-158-9.
  3. "Catch the bus link". Westminster and Pimlico News. 27 January 1993. p. 4.
  4. ^ Neilan, Terence (1994-03-20). "Q and A". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-26. a single-decker bus service called Stationlink, which is also wheelchair accessible and operates on a clockwise circular route that connects all the London railway stations
  5. "Stationlink bus service expands". The Croydon Post. 10 July 1996. p. 12.
  6. "Stationlink doubles services". Evening Standard. 23 July 1996. p. 55.
  7. Marius, Callum (2022-02-19). "Every London bus route that has randomly changed numbers since 2000 and why". MyLondon. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. "Transport for London wins Independent Living Award". Transport for London. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2021-08-10. We have the biggest wheelchair accessible bus network in the world
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