The new bus link between Golders Green and Stamford Hill is due to launch next month

A long-awaited bus route operating between Golders Green and Stamford Hill will be launched at the end of August.

Transport for London has announced that the 310 bus route will start on August 31 and promises to provide the Jewish community with a direct connection between the busy junctions of Golders Green and Stamford Hill.

London’s mayor pledged for the first time to extend a bus route from Golders Green to Stamford Hill amid heightened safety concerns among the Jewish population as part of his election campaign in April.

Speaking at a Jewish community fundraising event earlier this year, Sadiq Khan said that if re-elected in the role, Transport for London would extend the current 210 route to provide a single-decker bus that runs directly between Stamford Hill and Golders Green.

Welcoming the launch of the new route, Andrew Gilbert, Vice President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said: “The Jewish community would like to thank Commissioner Andy Lord and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, for finally making this happen.

He said: “Jews in Golders Green and Stamford Hill will now have a direct transport link which is part of the standard transport network. We want to thank everyone who has worked on this for more than 15 years, a broken light bulb solution.”

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced the route extension in a community election (Photo: Getty)

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said: “I made a commitment to introduce this route between Golders Green and Stamford Hill and I am delighted to be delivering. The new bus route will connect Golders Green and Stamford Hill with a direct service for the first time, supporting many people in the Jewish community with their daily commute.

“I know there have been concerns about safety given the terrible rise in antisemitism and this route will provide a safe, sustainable and accessible route for local residents as we continue to build a safer, fairer and greener London for everyone”.

It will be the first time that passengers wishing to travel by bus from one location to another can do so without having to change.

At this time, passengers should take the 210 bus to Finsbury Park and then change to the 253 or 254 bus to Stamford Hill.

Calls for the new route were part of an ongoing campaign by the London Jewish Forum.

Route 310 will make stops between Golders Green and Stamford Hill, including stops at Highgate Village, Whittington Hospital and Finsbury Park.

Cllr Alan Schneiderman, Barnet Council’s cabinet member for environment and climate change, said: “It’s great to see TfL continuing to improve public transport links in the outer boroughs.”

Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney, said: “We have long supported a new link between Stamford Hill and Golders Green, which has been an aspiration in the Council’s transport strategy and will help create better public transport links between two communities”.

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