Arena tram stop is a light rail stop in the Woodside area of

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in the

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in the southern suburbs of

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. The stop is located by the Croydon Sports Arena and serves the

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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

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(the

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) crosses the

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lines at Arena.

Services

*12tph to Wimbledon *6tph to Beckenham Junction *6tph to Elmers End

References

External links

Woodside & South Croydon railwayArena tram stop
on The Trams website Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2000 {{UK-tram-stub

Services

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