Editing Tramlink (section)

==Current network==
===Stops===
[[File:Croydon Tramlink Addiscombe Road.jpg|thumb|right|Tram 2530 leaving Croydon on an [[Elmers End station|Elmers End]] service in 2007]]
There are 39 stops, with 38 opened in the initial phase, and [[Centrale tram stop]] added on 10 December 2005.<ref name=":0" /> Most stops are {{convert|32.2|m|abbr=on|ftin}} long. The tram stops have low platforms, {{convert|35|cm|abbr=on}} above rail level, virtually level with the doors. This level access from platform to tram allows [[wheelchair]]s, [[Baby transport#Wheeled devices|prams]], [[Baby transport#Wheeled devices|pushchairs]] and the elderly to board easily with no steps.<ref name=":33">{{Cite book |last=Michael. |first=Steward |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/48533869 |title=Tramlink : official handbook |date=2000 |publisher=Capital Transport |isbn=1-85414-222-4 |oclc=48533869}}</ref> In street sections, the stop is integrated with the pavement.<ref name=":33" /> All platforms are all wider than {{convert|2|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":33" /> Tramlink uses some former main-line stations on the Wimbledon–West Croydon and Elmers End–Coombe Lane stretches of line. The railway platforms have been demolished and rebuilt to Tramlink specifications, except at Elmers End and Wimbledon where the track level was raised to meet the higher main-line platforms to enable [[cross-platform interchange]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Stops are unstaffed and had automated ticket machines that are no longer in use due to TfL making trams cashless. In general, access between the platforms involves crossing the tracks by pedestrian level crossing.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} Stops also feature CCTV, a Passenger Help Point, a Passenger Information Display (PID), litter bins, a noticeboard and lamp-posts, and most also have seats and a shelter.<ref name=":33" /> The PIDs display the destinations and expected arrival times of the next two trams. They can also display any message the controllers want to display, such as information on delays or even safety instructions for vandals to stop putting rubbish or other objects onto the track.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

===Routes===
[[File:Tramlink Route 2 at Beckenham Junction.jpg|thumb|Tram 2545 in original livery at [[Beckenham Junction]] in 2001]]
[[File:Tramlink-Tram2536-03.jpg|thumb|Tram 2536 in the second livery at [[Morden Road tram stop|Morden Road]], heading towards Wimbledon in 2006]]
[[File:Tram at Reeves Corner, Croydon - geograph.org.uk - 1238898.jpg|thumb|A tram leaving Croydon towards Wimbledon, going past [[Reeves Corner]] in 2009]]
[[File:Au Morandarte Flickr Tramlink 2558 on Route 1, East Croydon (9756077682).jpg|thumb|Tram 2558 at [[East Croydon tram stop|East Croydon]] in 2013]]

Tramlink has been shown on the principal [[tube map]] since 1 June 2016, having previously appeared only on the [[Tube map#Official versions of the Tube map|"London Connections" map]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

When Tramlink first opened it had three routes: Line 1 (yellow) from [[Wimbledon station|Wimbledon]] to [[Elmers End station|Elmers End]], Line 2 (red) from Croydon to [[Beckenham Junction station|Beckenham Junction]], and Line 3 (green) from Croydon to [[New Addington tram stop|New Addington]].<ref name="Tramlink p 10">''Tramlink: Your top 10 questions answered…'' Poster, 1995.</ref> On 23 July 2006, the network was restructured, with Route 1 from Elmers End to Croydon, Route 2 from Beckenham Junction to Croydon and Route 3 from New Addington to Wimbledon. On 25 June 2012, Route 4 from Therapia Lane to Elmers End was introduced. On 4 April 2016, Route 4 was extended from Therapia Lane to Wimbledon.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Transport for London]] |title=Tram-endous boost for travellers |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/tram-endous-boost-for-travellers|date=4 April 2016 |access-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513142204/https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/tram-endous-boost-for-travellers |archive-date=13 May 2016 |language = en-GB}}</ref>

On 25 February 2018, the network and timetables were restructured again for more even and reliable services. As part of this change, trams would no longer display route numbers on their dot matrix destination screens.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/trams/new-tram-service-pattern-and-timetable?intcmp=50562&home=banner |title= New tram service pattern & timetable |author= Transport for London |website= tfl.gov.uk |access-date= 9 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032231/https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/trams/new-tram-service-pattern-and-timetable?intcmp=50562&home=banner |archive-date= 26 February 2018 |language = en-GB}}</ref> This resulted in three routes:
* New Addington to West Croydon, returning to New Addington every 7–8 minutes (every 10 minutes on Sunday shopping hours and every 15 minutes at late evenings).
* Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction every 10 minutes (every 15 minutes on Sundays and late evening)
* Wimbledon to Elmers End every 10 minutes (every 15 minutes on Sundays and terminates at Croydon in late evening every 15 minutes)

Additionally, the first two trams from New Addington will run to Wimbledon. Overall, this would result in a decrease in 2tph leaving Elmers End, resulting in a 25% decrease in capacity here, and 14% in the Addiscombe area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://insidecroydon.com/2017/10/14/even-westfield-now-agree-theres-no-need-for-28m-tram-loop/ |title=Even Westfield now agree there's no need for £28m tram loop |date=14 October 2017 |website=insidecroydon.com |access-date=9 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219161934/https://insidecroydon.com/2017/10/14/even-westfield-now-agree-theres-no-need-for-28m-tram-loop/ |archive-date=19 December 2017 |language = en-GB}}</ref> However, this would also regulate waiting times in this area and on the Wimbledon branch to every five minutes, from every two–seven minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/15688614.Changes_coming_to_tram_timetable__Here_s_what_you_need_to_know/|title=Changes coming to tram timetable: Here's what you need to know |publisher=Croydon Guardian |date=28 November 2017 |access-date=9 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074505/http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/15688614.Changes_coming_to_tram_timetable__Here_s_what_you_need_to_know/ |archive-date=6 December 2017 |language = en-GB}}</ref>

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!  style="background:#{{rcr|Tramlink|Elmers End}}; color:black;" <!-- color for [[MOS:CONTRAST]] -->|Wimbledon to Elmers End
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* ''Terminus:'' [[Elmers End station|Elmers End]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
* [[Arena (Croydon) tram stop|Arena]]
* [[Woodside tram stop|Woodside]]
* [[Blackhorse Lane tram stop|Blackhorse Lane]]
* [[Addiscombe tram stop|Addiscombe]]
* [[Sandilands tram stop|Sandilands]]
* [[Lebanon Road tram stop|Lebanon Road]]
* [[East Croydon tram stop|East Croydon]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} <br />{{rail-interchange|air}} Trains to [[Gatwick Airport railway station|Gatwick]] and [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton]]
* George Street
* [[Church Street tram stop|Church Street]]
* [[Wandle Park tram stop|Wandle Park]]
* [[Waddon Marsh tram stop|Waddon Marsh]] ''(for [[Purley Way]] retail parks)''
* [[Ampere Way tram stop|Ampere Way]] ''(for Valley Park retail park)''
* [[Therapia Lane tram stop|Therapia Lane]]
* [[Beddington Lane tram stop|Beddington Lane]]
* [[Mitcham Junction station|Mitcham Junction]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
* [[Mitcham tram stop|Mitcham]]
* [[Belgrave Walk tram stop|Belgrave Walk]]
* [[Phipps Bridge tram stop|Phipps Bridge]]
* [[Morden Road tram stop|Morden Road]]
* [[Merton Park tram stop|Merton Park]]
* [[Dundonald Road tram stop|Dundonald Road]]
* [[Wimbledon station|Wimbledon]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
''Then back to Wandle Park''
* [[Reeves Corner tram stop|Reeves Corner]]
* [[Centrale tram stop|Centrale]]
* [[West Croydon station|West Croydon]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
* [[Wellesley Road tram stop|Wellesley Road]]
''Then to East Croydon and back to Elmers End&nbsp;''
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!  style="background:#{{rcr|Tramlink|Beckenham Junction}}; color:black;" <!-- color for [[MOS:CONTRAST]] -->|Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction
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* ''Terminus:'' [[Beckenham Junction station|Beckenham Junction]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
* [[Beckenham Road tram stop|Beckenham Road]]
* [[Avenue Road tram stop|Avenue Road]]
* [[Birkbeck station|Birkbeck]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
* [[Harrington Road tram stop|Harrington Road]]
* [[Arena (Croydon) tram stop|Arena]]
* [[Woodside tram stop|Woodside]]
* [[Blackhorse Lane tram stop|Blackhorse Lane]]
* [[Addiscombe tram stop|Addiscombe]]
* [[Sandilands tram stop|Sandilands]]
* [[Lebanon Road tram stop|Lebanon Road]]
* [[East Croydon tram stop|East Croydon]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} <br />{{rail-interchange|air}} Trains to [[Gatwick Airport railway station|Gatwick]] and [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton]]
* George Street
* [[Church Street tram stop|Church Street]]
* [[Wandle Park tram stop|Wandle Park]]
* [[Waddon Marsh tram stop|Waddon Marsh]] ''(for [[Purley Way]] retail parks)''
* [[Ampere Way tram stop|Ampere Way]] ''(for Valley Park retail park)''
* [[Therapia Lane tram stop|Therapia Lane]]
* [[Beddington Lane tram stop|Beddington Lane]]
* [[Mitcham Junction station|Mitcham Junction]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
* [[Mitcham tram stop|Mitcham]]
* [[Belgrave Walk tram stop|Belgrave Walk]]
* [[Phipps Bridge tram stop|Phipps Bridge]]
* [[Morden Road tram stop|Morden Road]]
* [[Merton Park tram stop|Merton Park]]
* [[Dundonald Road tram stop|Dundonald Road]]
* [[Wimbledon station|Wimbledon]] {{rail-interchange|london|underground}} {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}}
''Then back to Wandle Park''
* [[Reeves Corner tram stop|Reeves Corner]]
* [[Centrale tram stop|Centrale]]
* [[West Croydon station|West Croydon]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
* [[Wellesley Road tram stop|Wellesley Road]]
''Then to East Croydon and back to Beckenham Junction&nbsp;''
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!  style="background:#{{rcr|Tramlink|West Croydon}}; color:black;" <!-- color for [[MOS:CONTRAST]] -->|New Addington to West Croydon
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* ''Terminus:'' [[New Addington tram stop|New Addington]]
* [[King Henry's Drive tram stop|King Henry's Drive]]
* [[Fieldway tram stop|Fieldway]]
* [[Addington Village tram stop|Addington Village]]
* [[Gravel Hill tram stop|Gravel Hill]]
* [[Coombe Lane tram stop|Coombe Lane]]
* [[Lloyd Park tram stop|Lloyd Park]]
* [[Sandilands tram stop|Sandilands]]
* [[Lebanon Road tram stop|Lebanon Road]]
* [[East Croydon tram stop|East Croydon]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} <br />{{rail-interchange|air}} Trains to [[Gatwick Airport railway station|Gatwick]] and [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton]]
* George Street
* [[Church Street tram stop|Church Street]]
* [[Centrale tram stop|Centrale]]
* [[West Croydon station|West Croydon]] {{rail-interchange|gb|rail}} {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
* [[Wellesley Road tram stop|Wellesley Road]]
''Then to East Croydon and back to New Addington&nbsp;''
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===Former lines reused===
[[File:028140 tramlink mitcham.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gauntlet track|Interlaced track]] near Mitcham]]
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. Between [[Birkbeck station|Birkbeck]] and [[Beckenham Junction station|Beckenham Junction]], Tramlink uses the [[Crystal Palace line]], running on a single track alongside the track carrying [[Southern (Govia Thameslink Railway)|Southern]] rail services. The [[National Rail]] track had been singled some years earlier.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/croydon/ |title=Croydon Tramlink |access-date=16 December 2013 |publisher=railway-technology.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173800/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/croydon/ |archive-date=22 February 2014 |language = en-GB}}</ref>

From [[Elmers End railway station|Elmers End]] to [[Woodside railway station (London)|Woodside]], Tramlink follows the former [[Addiscombe Line]]. At Woodside, the old station buildings stand disused, and the original platforms have been replaced by accessible low platforms. Tramlink then follows the former [[Woodside and South Croydon Railway]] (W&SCR) to reach the current [[Addiscombe tram stop]], adjacent to the site of the demolished [[Bingham Road railway station]]. It continues along the former railway route to near Sandilands, where Tramlink curves sharply towards Sandilands tram stop. Another route from Sandilands tram stop curves sharply on to the W&SCR before passing through Park Hill (or Sandilands) tunnels and to the site of [[Coombe Road railway station|Coombe Road station]] after which it curves away across [[Lloyd Park (Croydon)|Lloyd Park]].{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

Between [[Wimbledon station]] and [[Wandle Park tram stop|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.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=2002 |magazine=[[The Railway Magazine]] |volume=148 |page=51 |issn=0033-8923 |language = en-GB}}</ref> Within this section, from near Phipps Bridge to near Reeves Corner, Tramlink follows the [[Surrey Iron Railway]], giving Tramlink a claim to one of the world's oldest railway alignments. Beyond Wandle Park, a Victorian footbridge beside Waddon New Road was dismantled to make way for the flyover<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.transport-of-delight.com/Tramlink/Pages/TramsinAction/Flyover-1.htm |title=Flyover 1 |publisher=Transport-of-delight.com |access-date=9 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514094243/http://www.transport-of-delight.com/Tramlink/Pages/TramsinAction/Flyover-1.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 |language = en-GB}}</ref> over the West Croydon to [[Sutton railway station (London)|Sutton]] railway line. The footbridge has been re-erected at [[Corfe Castle railway station|Corfe Castle station]] on the [[Swanage Railway]] (although some evidence suggests that this was a similar footbridge removed from the site of [[Merton Park railway station]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Wright |first=Andrew |title=Prestigious national award plaque installed at Corfe Castle on 26th October 2008 |url=http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news482.htm |publisher=Swanage Railway |access-date=31 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927222352/http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news482.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 |language = en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wright |first=Andrew |title=Ex-Strategic Rail Authority Chairman officially opens Corfe Castle's historic Victorian railway footbridge on 28th April 2007 |url=http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news363.htm |publisher=Swanage Railway |access-date=31 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927223311/http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/news363.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011 |language = en-GB}}</ref>

===Feeder buses===
Bus routes T31, T32 and T33 used to connect with Tramlink at the New Addington, Fieldway and Addington Village stops. T31 and T32 no longer run, and T33 has been renumbered as [[London Buses route 433|433]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/new-addington/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190414111540/https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/new-addington/ |archive-date=2019-04-14 |title = Proposed changes to bus services in New Addington and Forestdale |publisher = Transport for London |date = June 2015 |language = en-GB}}</ref>

===Onboard announcements===
The onboard announcements are by [[BBC News]] reader (and tram enthusiast) [[Nicholas Owen (journalist)|Nicholas Owen]]. The announcement pattern is as follows: e.g. "This tram is for Wimbledon; the next stop will be Merton Park".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/next-stop-east-croydon-voice-16436186 |title='Next stop East Croydon' - the voice behind London's tram network explained |last=Truelove |first=Sam |publisher=[[MyLondon]] |date=16 June 2019 |access-date=8 July 2023 |language = en-GB}}</ref>