15 Facts About Tramlink

1.

London Trams, previously Tramlink and Croydon Tramlink, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England.

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2.

Tramlink is one of two light rail networks in Greater London, the other being the Docklands Light Railway.

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3.

The Croydon Tramlink Act 1994 resulted, which gave LRT the power to build and run Tramlink.

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4.

Tramlink uses some former main-line stations on the Wimbledon–West Croydon and Elmers End–Coombe Lane stretches of line.

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5.

Tramlink has been shown on the principal tube map since 1 June 2016, having previously appeared only on the "London Connections" map.

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6.

When Tramlink first opened it had three routes: Line 1 from Wimbledon to Elmers End, Line 2 from Croydon to Beckenham Junction, and Line 3 from Croydon to New Addington.

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7.

Tramlink makes use of a number of National Rail lines, running parallel to franchised services, or in some cases, runs on previously abandoned railway corridors.

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8.

Between Birkbeck and Beckenham Junction, Tramlink uses the Crystal Palace line, running on a single track alongside the track carrying Southern rail services.

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9.

Tramlink then follows the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway to reach the current Addiscombe tram stop, adjacent to the site of the demolished Bingham Road railway station.

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10.

Between Wimbledon station and Wandle Park, Tramlink follows the former West Croydon to Wimbledon Line, which was first opened in 1855 and closed on 31 May 1997 to allow for conversion into Tramlink.

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11.

In November 2006 Tramlink purchased five second-hand engineering vehicles from Deutsche Bahn.

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12.

Special arrangements apply at Wimbledon station, where the Tramlink stop is within the National Rail and London Underground station.

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13.

Service was created as a result of the Croydon Tramlink Act 1994 that received Royal Assent on 21 July 1994, a Private Bill jointly promoted by London Regional Transport and Croydon London Borough Council.

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14.

Tramlink is currently operated by Tram Operations Ltd, a subsidiary of FirstGroup, who have a contract to operate the service until 2030.

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15.

In July 2013, then Mayor Boris Johnson had affirmed that there was a reasonable business case for Tramlink to cover the Wimbledon – Sutton corridor, which might include a loop via St Helier Hospital and an extension to The Royal Marsden Hospital.

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