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  Operator Travel London
  Garage Fulwell
  Vehicle Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer
  Pvr 10
  Start Hatton Cross
  Via Feltham<br>Hanworth<br>Twickenham
  End Richmond
  Level Daily
  Length 7 miles (11 km)
  Frequency About every 12-20 minutes
  Time 31-50 minutes
  Night No night service
  Day 5:00am until 0:28am


London Buses route 490 is a Transport For London contracted bus route in London , United Kingdom . The service is currently contracted to Travel London for London Buses.


HISTORY

Route 490 began on 23 August 1997 , from the withdrawn section of Route 90 between Feltham and Richmond. The route was initially run by London Buslines (now part of First London ) between Hatton Cross and Richmond using low floor yellow single deck Dennis Dart / Marshall Capital s.

On 28 April 2001 , the operation was transferred to Tellings Golden Miller (TGM) from Fulwell Garage using Optare Excel s, which were replaced by Dennis Dart SLF / Plaxton Pointer s in 2002 . TGM passed to Travel London in September 2005.

Route 490 will be extended to Heathrow Terminal 5 via Heathrow Terminal 4 and Cargo Area in March 2008.


CURRENT ROUTE



Route departing Hatton Cross




Route departing Richmond




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