Wandle Park tram stop
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Croydon
United Kingdom
Wandle Park  | |||||
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 Wandle Park tram stop. Westbound platform looking west | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Vicarage Road, Croydon United Kingdom | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°22′25″N 0°06′48″W / 51.3735°N 0.1134°W | ||||
| Operated by | Tramlink | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Accessible | yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Fare zone | London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2000 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2009–10 | 0.282 million total boardings and alightings[1] | ||||
| 2010–11 | 0.319 million total boardings and alightings[2] | ||||
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Wandle Park tram stop is a stop adjacent to Wandle Park in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area between central Croydon and Waddon.
The tram stop is located on a double track section of line, with platforms on either side of the track. Immediately to the east of the stop, the line reduces to single track and rises on a steep gradient in order to pass over the railway line on a bridge.
When built technically all Tramlink stops were by request.[3] However, at some point, possibly around 2008, all stops became compulsory.
The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Wandle Park is:[4][5]
- 6 tph in each direction between Beckenham Junction and Wimbledon
- 6 tph in each direction between Elmers End and Wimbledon
Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.
| Preceding station | Tramlink |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddon Marsh towards Wimbledon |
Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction |
Reeves Corner towards Beckenham Junction | ||
| Church Street One-way operation | ||||
| Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End |
Reeves Corner towards Elmers End | |||
| Church Street One-way operation | ||||
