Harrington Road tram stop

Harrington Road tram stop is a light rail stop in South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. Harrington Road is in a residential area, and along with Woodside tram stop is the nearest tram stop to the town of South Norwood. Beckenham Cemetery lies immediately to the east and there is an entrance immediately adjacent to the tramstop.

Harrington Road
Harrington Road tramstop looking north
LocationHarrington Road,
London Borough of Croydon
United Kingdom
Operated byTramlink
Platforms2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneLondon fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6
History
Opened2000
Traffic
Passengers (2009–10)0.203 million total boardings and alightings[1]
Passengers (2010–11)0.211 million total boardings and alightings[2]

The tram stop, which is served by Tramlink, connects to central Croydon. The stop is at ground level on double track, with platforms on each side of the track. Immediately to the north of the stop, the route becomes single track and turns sharply to the east, joining the trackbed of the existing railway line between Crystal Palace and Beckenham Junction stations. The two tracks (Tramlink and Network Rail) run alongside each other, occupying the site of what was previously a double track railway.

Transport for London once had plans to extend the Tramlink system to Crystal Palace, which would have involved a junction to the north of Harrington Road, with the extension joining the existing railway in the opposite direction to the current service.[3] The planned extension to Crystal Palace was formally dropped by Transport for London in 2008.


Preceding tram stop   Tramlink   Following tram stop
Arena (Croydon)
towards Wimbledon
Tramlink
Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction

References
  1. "Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. "Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. TFL : Crystal Palace Tramlink Extension

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