That’s despite a six-week consultation in which 75% of more than 900 respondents said it would lead to overcrowding on other buses.

Transport for London will run extra buses on Route 14 instead and Route 74 will also help shoulder the load.

TfL says the two routes largely use the same roads through Fulham and Parsons Green, and that passengers board either bus.

Analysis shows that use of the 414 bus has halved in six years.