Bus 127 in London: Purley Station to Tooting Broadway

Bus 127 is a south London route that links Purley Station with Tooting Broadway. It moves through Purley, Woodcote and Wallington before dropping into Carshalton and Mitcham, making it a handy option for trips across the outer south of the capital.

Both directions have 50 or 51 stops, and a weekday trip takes 62 to 64 minutes. Buses run about every 11 to 15 minutes on weekdays, although the weekend gaps are longer.

Where the route goes

From Purley Station the bus passes Purley Library and Plough Lane, then The Bridle Road and Woodcote Drive. Woodcote Lane, Farm Lane and Woodcote Green lead to Hall Road and Blenheim Gardens, then Wallington Town Centre and Wallington Station, with Parkgate Road and Park Lane following on the way to Carshalton.

Past Carshalton Station the route follows Carshalton High Street and Carshalton Ponds, then Strawberry Lane and Hackbridge Corner. Mitcham Junction Station and The Wilson Hospital are the main points in Mitcham, followed by Mitcham Fair Green and Mitcham Library. The final stretch runs through Eastbourne Road and Amen Corner before reaching Tooting Broadway.

Stops: Purley Station - Tooting Broadway Station

  1. Purley Station
  2. Purley High Street / Purley Station
  3. Purley Library
  4. Plough Lane Purley
  5. The Bridle Road
  6. Woodcote Drive
  7. Woodcote Lane
  8. Smithambottom Lane
  9. Farm Lane
  10. Lordsbury Field
  11. Woodcote Green
  12. Hall Road (SM6)
  13. Blenheim Gardens (SM6)
  14. Woodcote Road / Stafford Road
  15. Wallington Town Centre
  16. Wallington Station
  17. Parkgate Road
  18. Park Lane
  19. Carshalton High Street
  20. Carshalton Ponds
  21. Carshalton Station
  22. Bucklers Way
  23. Strawberry Lane
  24. Nightingale Close
  25. Corbet Close
  26. Hackbridge Corner
  27. Orchard Avenue
  28. Seymour Road
  29. Mill Green Road
  30. Goat Road
  31. Mitcham Junction Station
  32. Mitcham Garden Village / Willow Lane
  33. The Wilson Hospital
  34. Mitcham Police Station
  35. Mitcham / Lower Green
  36. Glebe Court
  37. Mitcham Fair Green
  38. Downe Road / Mitcham Library
  39. Eveline Road
  40. Locks Lane
  41. Manship Road
  42. St James Road Mitcham
  43. Ashbourne Road (CR4)
  44. Mitcham Lane / Southcroft Road
  45. Southcroft Road / Mitcham Lane
  46. Nimrod Road
  47. Eastbourne Road
  48. Amen Corner
  49. Tooting / The Mitre
  50. Bickley Street
  51. Tooting Broadway Station

Stops: Mitcham Road /Tooting Broadway - Purley Station

  1. Mitcham Road /Tooting Broadway
  2. Tooting / The Mitre
  3. Amen Corner
  4. Crowborough Road
  5. Eastbourne Road
  6. Nimrod Road
  7. Southcroft Road / Mitcham Lane
  8. Vectis Road
  9. Ashbourne Road (CR4)
  10. St James Road Mitcham
  11. Locks Lane
  12. Downe Road / Mitcham Library
  13. Mitcham Fair Green
  14. Glebe Court
  15. Mitcham / Cricket Green
  16. Mitcham Police Station
  17. The Wilson Hospital
  18. Mitcham Garden Village / Willow Lane
  19. Mitcham Junction Station
  20. Goat Road
  21. Mill Green Road
  22. Seymour Road
  23. Orchard Avenue
  24. Hackbridge Corner / Hackbridge Station
  25. Corbet Close
  26. Nightingale Close
  27. Strawberry Lane
  28. Carshalton College
  29. Carshalton Station
  30. Carshalton Ponds
  31. Carshalton High Street
  32. Park Lane
  33. Parkgate Road
  34. Wallington Station / Manor Road
  35. Wallington Town Centre
  36. Woodcote Road / Stafford Road
  37. Blenheim Gardens (SM6)
  38. Hall Road (SM6)
  39. Woodcote Green
  40. Lordsbury Field
  41. Farm Lane
  42. Smithambottom Lane
  43. Woodcote Lane
  44. Woodcote Drive
  45. The Bridle Road
  46. Plough Lane Purley
  47. Purley Library
  48. Purley Cross
  49. Purley Station / Purley High Street
  50. Purley Station

When it runs

On weekdays there are 96 journeys from Purley Station, with the first bus at 05:30 and the last at 23:30, and a bus roughly every 11 minutes. The return from Tooting Broadway runs 96 times, from 00:00 to 23:45, with an average gap of about 15 minutes.

Saturdays and Sundays have 62 journeys from Purley and 65 from Tooting, with buses about every 16 and 22 minutes. The first bus from Purley starts later at weekends, at 06:55, and the trip is shorter, at 56 and 52 minutes.

Timetable at a glance

DirectionDaysFirstLastJourneysEveryJourney time
Purley Station - Tooting Broadway Stationweekdays05:3023:3096~11 min64 min
Purley Station - Tooting Broadway Stationweekends06:5523:3062~16 min56 min
Mitcham Road /Tooting Broadway - Purley Stationweekdays00:0023:4596~15 min62 min
Mitcham Road /Tooting Broadway - Purley Stationweekends00:1523:5965~22 min52 min

Tips for passengers

The route is long and its frequency varies, so the weekend gaps of 16 to 22 minutes make the timetable important, especially for the return from Tooting. Allow around an hour for the full journey. Check the stop list for your direction, because the Mitcham and Carshalton stretches use slightly different stop names on the two sides.

See also

Weekday and weekend times for the London Bus 21.
Full stop list for the London Bus 18.
Stops and journey times on the London Bus 20.
Compare with the London Bus 19.
Timetable and stops for London Bus 15.
Another route in the city: London Bus 24.
Also in London: London Bus 17.
Route details for the London Bus 22.
Weekday and weekend times for the London Bus 23.
Further reading: GOV.UK

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