The
Croydon tramlink opened in the late 1990s, marking the return of
trams
to
London's streets after a thirty-year absence. The tracks run partly along
the roads and partly on their own specialised trackbeds, linking
Wimbledon,
West Croydon,
East Croydon,
Beckenham Junction,
Elmers End and
New
Addington. The design of the vehicles is similar to that seen in
Helsinki and
other
European cities, and the services extends from Croydon over much of
South London, offering connections to the
London Underground and other
public transport services. Apart from the
Morden Road to
Wimbledon section,
the whole Tramlink is said to lie in
Travelcard zones 4,5, and 6
simultaneously, and any ticket valid in any of these zones is valid on the
trams. The Wimbledon section is in Zone 3. On the following map, the north-west
end of the route is at the top.
Wimbledon
|
Dundonald Road
|
Merton Park
|
Morden Road
|
Phipps Bridge
|
Belgrave Walk
|
Mitcham
|
Mitcham Junction
|
Beddington Lane
|
Therapia Lane
|
Ampere Way
|
Waddon Marsh
|
Wandle Park
|
|\
| \
^ \
| V
| \
| Reeves Corner
| \
| /->---\
|/ \
Church Street \
| |
^ V
| West Croydon
| |
George Street V
| /
^ Wellesley Road
| /
| /--<--/
|/
|
|
East Croydon
|
Lebanon Road
|
Sandilands
|
|\
| \--Addiscombe--Blackhorse Lane--Woodside--Arena-¬-------\
| \ \
Lloyd Park Elmers End \
| \
Coombe Lane Harrington Road
| |
Gravel Hill Birkbeck
| |
Addington Village Avenue Road
| |
Fieldway Beckenham Road
| |
King Henry's Drive Beckenham Junction
|
New Addington
Connection to
London Underground District Line at
Wimbledon.
Connection to
National Rail Thameslink services at
Wimbledon,
Mitcham
Junction and
East Croydon; to
South Central services at
Mitcham Junction,
East Croydon,
Birkbeck and
Beckenham Junction; to
South West Trains at
Wimbledon and
West Croydon; and to
Connex South Eastern services at
East
Croydon,
Beckenham Junction and
Elmers End.