Some bus stops on the Route X140 between Harrow and Heathrow Central will be renamed as part of the TfL's rebranding to become SL9 part of the Superloop from Saturday 26 August.

TfL said the service will "offer customers an instantly recognisable express bus service in west London".

What may not be recognised is the change names of some of the stops. TfL said aome of the bus stop names will change to "better reflect their locations", such as Dilston, which is now Tangmere Gardens.

Willow Tree Lane is now called Yeading Lane / Willow Tree, Station Parade is renamed as Northolt Park Station and The Grapes is changing to Hayes/The Grapes.

The rebranded service will serve the same places and stops as route X140 and connects Harrow and Heathrow Central.

The Superloop is a proposed network of express bus routes providing quicker links between transport hubs, town centres, schools and hospitals and offering Londoners greener alternatives to private cars.

Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance said: "It's great to see more Superloop buses on the streets of London, and I'm excited for the SL9 to join them from Saturday.

From Saturday, the route will be a fully zero emission route and the buses will feature USB charging points. 

More than 95% of Londoners live within 400 metres of a bus stop. Louise Cheeseman, Director of Buses at TfL said: "Buses are the most accessible, available and affordable form of public transport connecting outer London's network to town centres, hospitals, schools and transport hubs. We'll continue to work on our further plans for the Superloop to make it even easier for people travel around outer London."

The SL9 is the fourth bus route to become part of the Superloop express bus network.

Entire loop of the Superloop to be in service by Spring 2024 subject to consultation.

Superloop bus service map. (Photo: TfL)

 On Saturday 19 August, route X26 was rebranded as the SL7, with the frequency of the service doubling to every 15 minutes as part of its introduction to the Superloop network. The SL8, was also extended to provide more early morning and evening services. From Saturday 26 August, customers in outer London are also able to take advantage of other improved bus services including:

• Route 123 will be a 24-hour service, seven days a week travelling between Wood Green Station and Ilford
• Route 158 will be a 24-hour service, seven-days-a-week travelling between Stratford Bus Station and Chingford Mount
• Route 86 travelling between Stratford Bus Station and Romford Station will see its frequency increased on Sundays. It will run every 8-9 minutes instead of every 10 minutes during the day
• Route 141 travelling between London Bridge and Palmers Green will see its frequency increase. It will run every 10 minutes instead of every 12 minutes in the evening every day of the week, and all day on Sundays buses run every 10 minutes instead of every 12 minutes. There will be changes to the times of the first buses on Sundays with services running earlier
• Routes 79 (which runs between Alperton Sainsbury's and Edgware station) and 83 (which runs between Alperton station and Golders Green station) will be extended, following a consultation that took place earlier this year. Route 79 will be extended to Stonebridge Park station via Mount Pleasant and Beresford Avenue. Route 83 will also be extended from its current terminus at Alperton station to Alperton Sainsbury's via Ealing Road, replacing route 79 between these points

TfL is working to ensure customers are informed of the changes, with branded posters and timetables being placed at bus stops and bus stations plus updated spider maps. Regular users of the routes have received two emails ahead of the changes taking place.

For more information about the proposed Superloop express bus network, please visit https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/how-we-work/planning-for-the-future/outer-london-transport#on-this-page-1 and https://www.london.gov.uk/superloop-buses-launched-networks-full-loop-be-service-spring-2024-subject-consultation