en London Buses route 83

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	Metroline Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5LH at Wembley Park station
Overview
Operator	Metroline
Garage	Perivale
Route
Start	Golders Green station
Via	Hendon; Wembley
End	Alperton Sainsbury's

London Buses route 83 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Golders Green station and Alperton Sainsbury's, it is operated by Metroline.

History

Twenty new Northern Counties Palatine bodied Volvo Olympians bought by First London for the route in 1999, were among the last non-low-floor buses bought for use in London.^[1]

In 2015/16 route 83 was the sixth-busiest TfL bus route with 12.6 million passengers.^[2]

From 10 September 2016, the daytime service was withdrawn between Alperton station and Ealing Hospital and was replaced by route 483. The night service was renumbered N83 and continues to run between Golders Green station and Ealing Hospital.^[3]^[4]^[5]

On 26 August 2023, the route was extended from Alperton station to Alperton Sainsbury's replacing route 79.^[6]

Route 83 operates via these primary locations:^[7]

^ Buses for route 83 are stabled overnight at an outstation on Athlon Road in Alperton. During the day when needed, the buses for route 83 are stabled at Perivale garage. All of the buses and drivers for route 83 are based out of Perivale garage