curtailed at King's Cross, apart from a peak hours service as far as Farringdon Street. The section between King's Cross and London Bridge was covered by new route 17. In 1992 the Countdown real-time information system was installed at stops on route 18. The system proved popular with passengers and has been extended across London. In November 2003, route 18 Mercedes-Benz O530G articulated buses replaced Plaxton President bodied Dennis Tridents with the route transferred from Westbourne Park garage to Willesden Junction. In 2008 the route was named as the most problematic for crime in London. On 13 November 2010, route 18 was converted back to double deck operation as part of the Mayor of London's policy to replace the O530Gs. New Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs were introduced, and the frequency was increased to every 4 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and to 6-7 Sunday daytimes. On 22 June 2013, route 18 was included in the sale of First London's Willesden Junction garage to Metroline. Upon being re-tendered it was awarded to London United's Park Royal garage from 11 November 2018. In 2018/19 it was the busiest TfL bus route, carrying 16.7 million passengers. Current route Route 18 operates via these primary locations: Sudbury & Harrow Road station Wembley Central station Stonebridge Park station North Circular Road Harlesden High Street Kensal Green station Royal Oak station Edgware Road station Marylebone Road for Marylebone station Baker Street station Harley Street Regent's Park station Great Portland Street station Warren Street station Euston Square station Euston bus station for Euston station References External links Timetable Bus routes in London Transport in the London Borough of Brent Transport in the London Borough of Camden Transport in the City of Westminster