Sandilands tram stop
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Sandilands  | |||||
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 Looking east at Sandilands tram stop | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Addiscombe Road Croydon United Kingdom | ||||
| Operated by | Tramlink | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Fare zone | London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 10 May 2000 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2009–10 | 1.224 million total boardings and alightings[1] | ||||
| 2010–11 | 1.180 million total boardings and alightings[2] | ||||
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Sandilands tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It provides access to nearby residential neighbourhoods along Addiscombe Road, east of central Croydon. The stop is named after the adjacent Sandilands Tunnel.
The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Sandilands is:[3][4]
- 6 tph in each direction between Beckenham Junction and Wimbledon
- 6 tph in each direction between Elmers End and Wimbledon
- 8 tph in each direction between New Addington and West Croydon
Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams. Please note The Stadler Variobahn Trams will only operate between Wimbledon Beckenham Junction and Elmers End Only they used to run from New Addington via West Croydon but they don’t anymore only Bombarider CR4000 Trams are running from New Addington via West Croydon
| Preceding station | Tramlink |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Road towards Wimbledon |
Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction |
Addiscombe towards Beckenham Junction | ||
| Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End |
Addiscombe towards Elmers End | |||
| Lebanon Road towards West Croydon |
Tramlink New Addington to Croydon town centre |
Lloyd Park towards New Addington | ||
Connections
London Buses routes 119, 194, 198 and 466 serve the tram stop.[5]
Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between trams and buses as part of Transport for London's Hopper Fare.[6]
Layout
Immediately to the east of the tram stop, the line descends in cutting to a junction with the trackbed of the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway. To the west of the stop, the line runs alongside Addiscombe Road on a reserved track as far as the junction with Chepstow Road. From Chepstow Road the line runs within Addiscombe Road, sharing road space with buses and local traffic.
The area of Sandilands tram stop was one of the few places where property demolition was needed during the construction of Tramlink, in order to make way for both the stop and the cutting link to the former railway line.[7]
