Arena tram stop is a
light rail stop in the
Woodside area of
South Norwood
South Norwood is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, Greater London and formerly in the historic county of Surrey. It is located 7.8 miles (12.5 km) south-east of Charing Cross, north of Woodsid ...
in the
London Borough of Croydon
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in the southern suburbs of
London
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. The stop is located by the
Croydon Sports Arena and serves the
council estate
Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council estates, council housing, or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the number of households in private rental housing surpassed the number in so ...
s of Longheath Gardens Estate and Tollgate Estate.
The tram stop is located on a section of line which follows the trackbed of the former
Woodside and South Croydon Railway
The Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway (W&SC) was a short, relatively short-lived and unsuccessful railway in the London Borough of Croydon in London, England. Its site is now largely occupied by Tramlink.
Route
;Woodside (London) rai ...
, although there was no station at the location prior to the opening of Tramlink. The stop is at ground level on double track, with platforms on each side of the tracks.
Immediately to the east of the station is a junction where services diverge either to the north along a section of route specially constructed for Tramlink, or continue straight ahead along the former railway right of way. Just beyond this junction services bound for Elmers End becomes a single track for the rest of its journey.
The
National Cycle Route 21
National Cycle Route 21 (or NCR 21) is part of the United Kingdom's National Cycle Network. It runs from Greenwich in South-East London south to Crawley, then east to Groombridge and south to Eastbourne, with a short final loop northwards again ...
(the
Waterlink Way
Waterlink Way is a cyclepath and walking route in South East London. It extends from South Norwood Country Park (near Elmers End station) to the Cutty Sark ship in Greenwich, a total of eight miles.
The Waterlink Way connects a number of par ...
) crosses the
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport ...
lines at Arena.
Services
*12tph to Wimbledon
*6tph to Beckenham Junction
*6tph to Elmers End
See also
*
Woodside and South Croydon Railway
The Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway (W&SC) was a short, relatively short-lived and unsuccessful railway in the London Borough of Croydon in London, England. Its site is now largely occupied by Tramlink.
Route
;Woodside (London) rai ...
References
External links
Woodside & South Croydon railwayArena tram stopon
The Trams website
Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2000
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