Extra public transport for Diwali celebrations at the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Neasden
The Mandir is the largest Hindu temple outside India.
This year the festival takes place on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 November.
A free shuttle bus will link Neasden Station on the Jubilee Line to the temple.
It will run between 15:00 and midnight on Friday 9 November and between 10:00 and 22:00 on Saturday 10 November.
Route PR2 links the temple with Wembley Park, Stonebridge Park and Park Royal.
It will run every 15 minutes - double the normal service - on both the Friday and the Saturday.
Before 10:00, there will be a bus every 30 minutes.
Route 206 links the temple with St. Raphael's Estate, Harlesden and Kilburn.
It will run its normal service - every 15 minutes in the daytime and every 30 minutes in the evening.
John Barry, Head of Network Development for London Buses, said: "These extra buses will help people travelling to the celebrations and encourage the use of public transport."
Notes to editors
- Travel London will provide the Neasden Station shuttle bus on behalf of TfL
- It will run every 8-10 minutes from 15:00 to midnight on the Friday
- On the Saturday it will run every 15 minutes from 10:00 until 16:00 and then every 10 minutes until 22:00
- Routes 206 and PR2 accept all normal TfL tickets and passes
- All London's buses have in-vehicle CCTV and all except the Heritage Routemasters are accessible to wheelchair users
- With more than 8000 buses on approximately 700 routes, the London bus network has seen usage increase by 45 per cent since 1999/2000