The proposed SL14 would run between Stratford Bus Station and Chingford Hatch (Hatch Lane) via Walthamstow

Transport for London (TfL) is inviting Londoners to have their say on the next proposed Superloop SL14 express bus route.

The proposed SL14 would run between Stratford Bus Station and Chingford Hatch (Hatch Lane) via Walthamstow, offering direct rail interchange at Leyton, St James’s Street and Blackhorse Road stations. SL14 would also connect with SL1 at the Crooked Billet Roundabout in Walthamstow.

The SL14 would expand the Superloop express bus network and encourage more sustainable and more direct journeys in east and northeast London, reducing journey times and offering quicker, alternative outer London connections between local centres, railway stations and work and leisure destinations.

TfL alleged that this would “potentially have a positive effect” on existing local bus routes including “reduced bus waiting times and less crowding” at bus stops for customers using routes 158 and 357.

The SL14 would parallel existing route 158 and increase capacity on the corridor. Therefore a frequency reduction is proposed for the 158 from a bus every six minutes to a bus every eight minutes, Monday to Saturday daytimes.

There is also a proposed change to the local D8 route to accommodate the SL14. The D8 would be re-routed in Stratford (Warton Road) to start/end at Stratford City bus station instead of Stratford Bus Station.

The consultation is now open for feedback for six weeks until 5th November 2025.

The game-changing Superloop has transformed travel in outer London. The express bus network, with the inclusion of BL1, comes into service this Saturday, 27th September and will increase to 203km adding almost eight million kilometres per year to the capital’s network.

Geoff Hobbs, TfL’s director of public transport service planning, said: “Following the success of the Superloop express bus services across outer London, we continue to look for ways to enhance transport links and offer more sustainable journeys in northeast and east London.

“The proposed SL14 route represents a significant opportunity to deliver faster, more direct travel options, improving connectivity between local communities and key destinations across the capital. We strongly encourage all stakeholders and members of the public to participate in the consultation and share their views.”

The consultation for SL14 can be found here

No news is bad news

Independent news outlets like ours – reporting for the community without rich backers – are under threat of closure, turning British towns into news deserts.

The audiences they serve know less, understand less, and can do less.

If our coverage has helped you understand our community a little bit better, please consider supporting us with a monthly, yearly or one-off donation.

Choose the news. Don’t lose the news.

Monthly direct debit

Annual direct debit

£5 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else, £10 per month supporters get a digital copy of each month’s paper before anyone else and a print copy posted to them each month. £50 annual supporters get a digital copy of each month's paper before anyone else.