Tramlink
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Tramlink (until recently known as Croydon Tramlink) is a public transport system in south London, operated by FirstGroup on behalf of Transport for London. Interchange is possible with National Rail and the London Underground at certain points. The system, centred on Croydon, began operation in May 2000. It consists of Bombardier-built low floor articulated trams which run partially on-street and partially beside Network Rail's tracks.
The system is currently based in the London Borough of Croydon, but extensions and other tram systems are planned in London; and the network was rebranded in anticipation of that.
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Stations
From East to West
Route 1
(yellow)- Terminus: Elmers End
- Arena
- Woodside
- Blackhorse Lane
- Addiscombe
From Elmers End up to the so-called 'Sandilands Tunnel', Tramlink Route 1 follows an old British Rail Branch line from Elmers End, to a now demolished Addiscombe station (no relation to present Tram stop of the same name). At Woodside, the old station buildings are still visible, but disused, and the original platforms have been demolished to make way for accessible low platforms, in common with the rest of the system (except Elmers End, and Wimbledon, which continue to use their old respective branch line platforms)
- Sandilands
- Lebanon Road
- East Croydon
- George Street
- Church Street
- Wandle Park
- Waddon Marsh for Purley Way retail parks
- Ampere Way for Ikea and Valley Park
- Therapia Lane
- Beddington Lane
- Mitcham Junction
- Mitchham
- Belgrave Walk
- Phipps Bridge
- Morden Road
- Merton Park
- Dundonald Road
- Terminus: Wimbledon
Then back to Wandle Park
- Reeves Corner
- West Croydon
- Wellesley Road
Then to East Croydon and back to Elmers End
Route 2
(red)- Terminus: Beckenham Junction (train & bus interchange)
- Beckenham Road (bus interchange)
- Avenue Road
- Birckbeck
- Harrington Road
- Arena
- Woodside
- Blackhorse Lane
- Addiscombe
- Sandilands
- Lebanon Road
- East Croydon
- George Street
- Church Street
- West Croydon
- Wellesley Road
Then to East Croydon and back to Beckenham Junction
On Sundays, route 2 services are extended to Wimbledon via route 1 to give shorter headways on the Wimbledon line.
Route 3
(green)- Terminus: New Addington
- King Henry's Drive
- Field Way
- Addington Village
- Gravel Hill for Addington Palace
- Coombe Lane
- Lloyd Park
- Sandilands
- Lebanon Road
- East Croydon
- George Street
- Church Street
- West Croydon
- Wellesley Road
Then to East Croydon and back to New Addington
Projected extensions
- from Harrington Road and Birkbeck
- Crystal Palace
- from Church Street and Wellesey Road
- South Croydon
- Purley
- from Reeves Corner and West Croydon
- Thornton Heath Pond
- Norbury
- Streatham (connection with Thameslink)
- from Wimbledon (follows Thameslink to Sutton)
- Wimbledon Chase
- South Merton
- Morden South
- St Helier
- Sutton Common
- West Sutton
- Sutton
- Mitcham (intersection with current stop)
- Tooting (connection with Thameslink)
- Tooting Broadway (connection with Northern Line)
External links
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Docklands Light Railway | Glasgow Subway | London Underground | Tyne & Wear |
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(Croydon) Tramlink | Manchester | Midland Metro | Nottingham | Sheffield |
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