News from Bus Stop M (part 1)

News from Bus Stop M (part 1) I've noticed something odd at Bus Stop M over the last week or two. Buses on route 205 have started stopping here. I don't know precisely when or why, but this is excellent news for a very small number of people who live here or who change buses in Bow. Route 205 was introduced in 2002 in preparation for the launch of the Congestion Charge zone. Originally it ran between Paddington and Whitechapel, then in 2007 was extended to Mile End and in 2009 to Bow Church. But not this Bow Church, the other Bow Church because the bus stops round here are complicated. If nothing else the ongoing saga of Bus Stop M should have taught you that. Route 205 begins its westbound run at a bus stand on the south side of Bow Church, picking up its first passengers at Bus Stop J (Bow Church) before continuing to Bus Stop B (Bow Church Station). But in the opposite direction 205s have always terminated at Bus Stop A (Bow Church Station), never reaching Bus Stop M (Bow Church).…