London Buses route 57 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Fairfield bus station and Clapham Park, it is operated by Go-Ahead London.

History

The 57 service, running from Victoria to Tooting Broadway, via Vauxhall, Stockwell, Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton & Streatham, was first introduced in July 1951, replacing London Tram routes 8 & 20. It took its present route in January 1964. In 2015, Go-Ahead London won the tender to run the service, taking over from London United on 2 July 2016. In February 2023, the service frequency was reduced to every 12 minutes.

Current route

Route 57 operates via these primary locations:

Incidents

On Friday, 28 November 2014, a woman in her sixties was struck by a number 57 bus in Streatham and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was arrested on suspicion of careless driving.