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Tramlink ( originally and sometimes still called Croydon Tramlink ) is a tramway system in south London in the United Kingdom which began operation in May 2000.
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Tramlink and originally
Systems using the Flexity Swift tram include Cologne ( for which it was originally designed ), south London's Tramlink, Istanbul, Rotterdam, Stockholm ( lines 12 and 22 ), and the Minneapolis Hiawatha Line.
The portion of the line to Addiscombe, which was originally named Croydon ( Addiscombe Road ), was closed in 1997 when Tramlink took over much of the trackbed from Elmers End.
Tramlink and still
OS / 2 is still used on ticket machines for Croydon Tramlink in outer-London ( UK ).
Tramlink and Croydon
Tramlink serves seven National Rail stations and has one interchange with the London Underground, at Wimbledon station for the District Line, and one with London Overground, at West Croydon for the East London Line ; one of the factors leading to its creation was that the area around Croydon has no Underground service.
In 1990 Croydon Council with the then London Regional Transport ( LRT ) put the project to Parliament and the Croydon Tramlink Act 1994 resulted, which gave LRT the power to build and run Tramlink.
In 1996 Tramtrack Croydon Limited ( TCL ) won a 99-year Private Finance Initiative ( PFI ) contract to design, build, operate and maintain the Tramlink system.
From Woodside to near Sandilands ( routes 1, 2 and 4 ) and from near Sandilands almost to Lloyd Park ( route 3 ) Tramlink follows the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway, including the Park Hill ( or Sandilands ) tunnels.
The section of Route 3 between Wimbledon and West Croydon follows the old single-track British Rail route for the most part, which was closed on 31 May 1997 so that it could be converted for Tramlink.
A Victorian footbridge beside Waddon New Road was dismantled to make way for the flyover that takes Tramlink over the West Croydon to Sutton railway line.
Tramlink uses some former main line stations on the Wimbledon – West Croydon and Elmers End – Coombe Road stretches of line.
It is situated just to the northeast of central Croydon, and is home to a high proportion of people who commute to Central London, owing to its proximity to the busy East Croydon railway station and Tramlink, linking Addiscombe with other parts of Croydon and Wimbledon, as well as extensive bus routes into Central Croydon and surrounding areas.
The area is not served by Croydon Tramlink services but the New Addington terminus of Tramlink Route 3, is away, and linked by bus 464.
Recently, Croydon Tramlink has been talking about an extension of Route 3 to Biggin Hill but there are no definite plans.
The borough is also served by several London Tramlink stops from Wimbledon, that goes to Croydon, New Addington, Elmers End and Beckenham.
Despite its name, Mitcham Junction no longer has a junction: one of the two lines that crossed here ( the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line ) has become a grade-separated Tramlink route.
Manchester Metrolink and Croydon Tramlink both rely on ticket machines at stops.
Part of the route was used for part of the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line, part of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1856, and some of the route remains in use by London Tramlink.
Tramlink and is
The service is operated by London Tramlink, an arm of Transport for London ( TfL ).
Tramlink is not shown on the standard tube map, but is shown on the " London Connections " map.
At present the only tram system is Tramlink in south London, but others are proposed.
Mitcham Junction is a National Rail station served by First Capital Connect and Southern trains, and a Tramlink stop.
Wimbledon station is a National Rail, London Underground, and Tramlink station located in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton, and is the only London station that provides an interchange between rail, Underground, and Tramlink services.
Platforms 1-4 are for London Underground, Platforms 5 and 8 are for inner suburban services, Platform 9 is for Thameslink and Platform 10 for the Croydon Tramlink.
There is also a proposal for an extension of the Tramlink services running from Wimbledon to Sutton via Morden, St. Helier and Rose Hill.
If the customer is purchasing PAYG, the top up will be at the gates of their nominated station, or Tramlink stop the next day ( ready for first train, provided they made the purchase before 11 PM the previous night ).
Travel is free at all times on the Tube, DLR, buses and Tramlink, and after 09: 30 on some National Rail routes within London.
It is operated by Tramlink Nottingham, a consortium made up of Meridiam Infrastructure, OFI InfraVia, Alstom Transport, Keolis, VINCI Investments and Wellglade Group.
Tramlink Nottingham is a consortium consisting of Alstom, Keolis, trent barton owner Wellglade, Vinci, OFI InfraVia & Meridiam Infrastructure.
Tramlink and system
Part of platform 10 was utilised for the single track terminus of Tramlink route 3 and rail tracks and infrastructure were replaced with those for the tram system.
The Overground, DLR, Tramlink, and future service Crossrail is shown, as well as the London Underground system, to show how London Rail's services integrate with each other.
The club's nickname " The Trams " was adopted around 2000 when the Croydon Tramlink system was installed and runs round the back of the ground, Arena being the closest stop less than 2 minutes walk from the turnstiles.
The station is a short walk from the Beckenham Road stop on the Tramlink light rail system, which is situated at a higher level on the opposite side of Beckenham Road.
He was the original ' next stop ' announcement voice of the Croydon Tramlink system, before being replaced by Nicholas Owen.
Tramlink and south
In common with many other boroughs south of the Thames, Bexley has no London Underground lines or any other London based transport methods like London Tramlink, the Docklands Light Railway or London Overground.
Services included trains northwards to London Waterloo, London Victoria and Wimbledon where it connects with the London Underground and Tramlink, and south to Dorking, Horsham, Guildford.
Since the 1980s, these express services are routed via East Croydon to serve Gatwick Airport and passengers from Sutton for the south coast now have to change at Horsham or travel to West Croydon and walk, take the bus or use Croydon's Tramlink service to get to East Croydon.
Dundonald Road tram stop is a halt on Tramlink ( Route 3 – New Addington to Wimbledon ) to the south of Wimbledon town centre, in the London Borough of Merton.
Tramlink and London
These include the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Blackpool Tramway, London Tramlink, Glasgow Subway, Tyne and Wear Metro, Manchester Metrolink, Sheffield Supertram, Midland Metro and Nottingham Express Transit.
The borough also has several stops on the London Tramlink network.
Within London, they are also responsible for policing of the London Underground, Tramlink and the Docklands Light Railway.
Tramlink and which
There is a Tramlink service from Croydon or Wimbledon to Mitcham Junction station, which is within 15 minutes walk of BedZED.
All Tramlink routes use West Croydon, which is a single platform stop on the unidirectional loop around central Croydon.
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