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A TfL London bus route that runs between Hornchurch, Town Centre and Lakeside Shopping Centre via Abbs Cross, Elm Park, South Hornchurch, Rainham, Wennington, Aveley and West Thurrock. Introduced on November 9th 2002, it partially replaced route 324 which was a commercial route operating between Hornchurch and Bluewater operated by Arriva for the last two years of its existance. The route is one of only two London bus services to run into Thurrock, Essex (the other being route 370 which runs from Romford to Lakeside via Upminster, there was also the 347 which ran from Romford to Ockendon Station via Harold Wood and Cranham but that was withdrawn in January 2025) and one of twelve London bus routes to enter Essex. The route was proposed to be rerouted via residental streets in Hornchurch in 2008 but residents complained so it never happened, but the route continues to operate at a 20-minute to half hour frequency every day of the week between London and Lakeside.
