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
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Dundonald Road
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Merton Park
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Morden Road
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Phipps Bridge
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Belgrave Walk
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Mitcham
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Mitcham Junction
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Beddington Lane
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Therapia Lane
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Ampere Way
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Waddon Marsh
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Wandle Park
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| Reeves Corner
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Church Street \
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| West Croydon
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George Street V
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^ Wellesley Road
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East Croydon
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Lebanon Road
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Sandilands
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Lloyd Park Elmers End \
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Coombe Lane Harrington Road
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Gravel Hill Birkbeck
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Addington Village Avenue Road
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Fieldway Beckenham Road
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King Henry's Drive Beckenham Junction
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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.
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