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Ash Grove bus garage

Buildings and structures in the London Borough of HackneyBus garages in LondonTransport infrastructure completed in 1981Use British English from January 2018

Ash Grove bus garage is a bus garage in Hackney, East London. It is located on the Mare Street, where it crosses the Regent's Canal. The depot is occupied by two companies, Arriva London and Stagecoach London, and holds around thirty buses. Opened in 1981 by London Buses, it was closed in 1991 following the abandonment of the London Forest subsidiary, but reopened in 1994 by Kentish Bus. East Thames Buses have also used the site.

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Ash Grove bus garage
Mare Street, London Haggerston (London Borough of Hackney)

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Ash Grove Bus Garage

Mare Street
E8 4RH London, Haggerston (London Borough of Hackney)
England, United Kingdom
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