Route 211 was introduced on 17 July 1993 replacing
Red Arrow route 511 between
Waterloo and
Victoria stations, before continuing to
Hammersmith bus station along the existing
route 11, replacing the latter north of
Fulham Broadway station. It was operated by
London General until June 1998 when upon retendering passed to
Travel London who introduced a fleet of
Optare Excels. It was included in the sale of Travel London to
Limebourne in August 2000 and again to
Connex in July 2001. In November 2002 the service received new
Alexander ALX400 bodied
Dennis Trident 2s with the service upgraded in preparation for the introduction of the
London congestion charge. Route 211 was included in the sale of the business back to Travel London in February 2004 which in turn was sold to
Abellio London in May 2009. On 30 June 2012, brand new
Alexander Dennis Enviro400s and Alexander Dennis Enviro400Hs were introduced. In June 2016 the route began being operated using
New Routemasters. On 29 January 2019 the route transferred to London United. On 29 June 2024, the route was withdrawn between
Waterloo station and
Sloane Square station and rerouted to
Battersea Power Station. On this date, the route transferred back to Transport UK, the successor to Abellio London. ==Current route==