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#REDIRECT [[List of bus routes in London#1–99]] {{R from London bus route|40}}
{{Notability|date=April 2010}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2010}}
{{No footnotes|date=May 2009}}

{{Infobox London bus route
| number=40
| image=
| operator=[[Abellio (UK bus company)|Abellio London]]
| garage=[[Abellio (UK bus company)#Walworth Road|Walworth Road]]
| vehicle=[[Alexander Dennis Enviro400]]
| pvr=16
| start=[[Dulwich]]
| via=Camberwell<br />Elephant & Castle<br />London Bridge
| end=[[Aldgate]]
| length= 6 miles (10 km)
| level=Daily
| frequency=About every 8 minutes
| time= 30-61 minutes
| day=4:00am until 12:30am
| night=No night service
| ibus=yes
}}

'''London Buses route 40''' is a [[Transport for London]] contracted bus route in [[London]], [[England]]. The service is currently contracted to [[Abellio (UK bus company)|Abellio London]].

==History==
The 40 dates back to the 1950s, and originally ran from Wanstead to Herne Hill.
The 40 bus route initially ran from Wanstead Station to Camberwll Green(Mon - Sats) and was extended to Herne Hill(Post Office)
on Sundays.Originally serviced by RT's on weekdays, these routes continued until the introduction of RML's on Sundays& Bank Holidays in the mid '60's when the route was extended to Norwood Junction. During the late 1970s an intermediate termininating point was Aldgate.
In 1994 the Southern terminus was switched from [[Herne Hill]] to [[Dulwich]], The northern terminus being [[Blackwall DLR station]] . With the opening of the [[Jubilee Line Extension]] in 1999 the route was withdrawn between Blackwall and Aldgate.
During the 1980s the Monday to Friday service was operated as 40A
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==Current route==
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===Route departing Dulwich===
* [[Dulwich]] ''Library''
* [[Lordship Lane (Dulwich)|Lordship Lane]]
* [[Grove Vale]]
* [[East Dulwich railway station|East Dulwich Station]]
* [[Dog Kennel Hill]]
* [[Grove Lane]]
* [[Champion Park]]
* [[Denmark Hill railway station|Denmark Hill Station]]
* [[Champion Park]]
* [[Denmark Hill]]
* [[Camberwell Green]]
* [[Camberwell Road]]
* [[Walworth, London|Walworth]]
* [[Walworth Road]]
* [[Elephant & Castle station]]
* [[Newington Causeway]]
* [[Borough High Street]]
* [[Borough tube station|Borough Station]]
* [[Borough High Street]]
* [[London Bridge station]]
* [[London Bridge]]
* [[King William Street]]
* [[Bank and Monument stations|Monument Station]]
* [[Gracechurch Street]]
* [[Fenchurch Street]] (for [[Fenchurch Street railway station|Station]])
* [[Aldgate]]
* [[St. Botolph Street]]
* [[Middlesex Street]]
* [[Aldgate]] ''High Street''
* [[Minories]]
* [[Aldgate]] ''Bus Station''
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===Route departing Aldgate===
* [[Aldgate]] ''Bus Station''
* [[Aldgate]] ''High Street''
* [[Aldgate]]
* [[Fenchurch Street]]
* [[Gracechurch Street]]
* [[Bank and Monument stations|Monument Station]]
* [[King William Street]]
* [[London Bridge]]
* [[London Bridge station]]
* [[Borough High Street]]
* [[Borough tube station|Borough Station]]
* [[Borough High Street]]
* [[Newington Causeway]]
* [[Elephant & Castle station]]
* [[Walworth Road]]
* [[Walworth]]
* [[Camberwell Road]]
* [[Camberwell Green]]
* [[Denmark Hill]]
* [[Champion Park]]
* [[Denmark Hill railway station|Denmark Hill Station]]
* [[Champion Park]]
* [[Grove Lane]]
* [[Dog Kennel Hill]]
* [[Grove Vale]]
* [[East Dulwich railway station|East Dulwich Station]]
* [[Lordship Lane (Dulwich)|Lordship Lane]]
* [[Dulwich]] ''Library''

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==See also==
* [[List of bus routes in London]]
* [[Abellio (UK bus company)|Abellio London]]

==External links==
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk Transport For London]
* [http://www.londonbusesbyadam.fotopic.net London Bus Routes Fotopic]
* [http://www.busesatwork.co.uk London Bus Routes]
* [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/040.pdf Full Timetable]

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