A long-awaited bus route operating between Golders Green and Stamford Hill will launch at the end of August.
Transport for London have announced the 310 bus route will start on August 31 and promises to give the Jewish community a direct connection between the busy hubs of Golders Green and Stamford Hill.
The Mayor of London first pledged to extend a bus route from Golders Green to Stamford Hill amid heightened safety concerns among the Jewish population as part of his election campaign in April.
Speaking at a Jewish community hustings event earlier this year, Sadiq Khan said that if he was re-elected to the role, Transport for London would extend the current 210 route to provide a single decker bus that travels directly between Stamford Hill and Golders Green.
Welcoming the launch of the new route Andrew Gilbert, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said: “The Jewish community want to thank Commissioner Andy Lord and Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan for finally making this happen.
He said: “The Jews of Golders Green and Stamford Hill will now have a direct transport connection that is part of the standard transport network. We want to thank all of those who have worked on this for more than 15 years, a lightbulb solution has broken through.”
London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the route extension at a community election hustings (Photo: Getty)AFP via Getty Images
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said: “I made the pledge to introduce this route between Golders Green and Stamford Hill, and I’m pleased to be able to deliver. The brand-new bus route will connect Golders Green and Stamford Hill with direct service for the first time, supporting many people in the Jewish community with their daily commutes.
“I know there have been concerns about safety given the terrible rise in antisemitism and this route will provide a safe, sustainable and affordable route for local residents as we continue to build a safer, fairer and greener London for everyone.”
It will be the first time that passengers who wish to travel by bus from one location to the other can do so without having to change.
At the moment passengers must take the 210 to Finsbury Park and then change to the 253 or 254 bus toward Stamford Hill.
The calls for the new route have been part of an ongoing campaign run by the London Jewish Forum.
Route 310 will make stops between Golders Green and Stamford Hill including stops at Highgate Village, Whittington Hospital and Finsbury Park.
Cllr Alan Schneiderman, Barnet Council’s cabinet member for Environment and Climate Change, said: “It’s great to see TfL continuing to improve public transport links in outer boroughs.”
Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney, said: “We’ve long supported a new link between Stamford Hill and Golders Green, which was an aspiration in the Council’s transport strategy, and will help to forge better public transport links between the two communities.”
