Transport for London has confirmed that a new Superloop bus route will open in 2027 providing a new service across several South London boroughs, writes Rich Brann…
A public consultation for the SL15 route concluded that residents would “widely welcome” the new service, set to run from Clapham Junction towards Clapham South, Tulse Hill, Forest Hill, Catford, Lewisham and Eltham.
The return route from Eltham, meanwhile, will include a stop in West Dulwich, allowing for quick links between busy Clapham Junction and Dulwich.
It comes as TfL continues to expand its Superloop buses since 2023, with two new routes opening in 2025 and other two more routes opening in 2026, linking boroughs of London together that otherwise were underserved by traditional bus and rail services.
The Bakerloop service that covers the proposed Bakerloo Line extension, meanwhile, has generated double the revenue that TfL had previous expected since its launch in 2025.
More than 90 per cent of respondents to a TfL survey described the service as being more convenient for their use and more than 80 per cent said it would cut down journey times, resulting in approval of the route.
Clapham Park Labour Group, meanwhile, were ecstatic that an extra stop at Christchurch Road on the route that they had petitioned for would be implemented, allowing for better connections within Lambeth.
In a post on social media, they said: “Every signature, comment and social media share helped us make the case for better east-west transport links in our borough – connecting places like Brixton Hill, Streatham Hill and beyond to stations, jobs, schools and local services.”
The SL15 is set to run every 12 minutes from Monday to Saturday during the day, and every 15 minutes otherwise, including on Sundays.
TfL cited that the route would allow for interchange with 77 other bus services as well as Northern Line, National Rail and Overground rail links.
Buses will only be single-deck, owing to a low bridge along the route.
