Avenue Road tram stop is a

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stop in the

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in the southern suburbs of London. It is located on Avenue Road in a mainly residential area between

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and

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Platforms

The tram stop is situated on a short passing loop within an otherwise single track section of Tramlink, where that system runs alongside the

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line between

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and Beckenham Junction stations. The tram stop has platforms on each side of the two tracks of the loop. The National Rail line passes behind the northernmost of these platforms, but there is no platform on that line.

Services

Avenue Road is served by tram services operated by

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. The tram stop is served by trams every 10 minutes between and via

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. On Saturday evenings and Sundays, the service is reduced to a tram every 15 minutes in each direction. Services are operated using

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and

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References

External links

Avenue Road tram Stop
– Timetables and live departures at Transport for London
Photo Gallery of Avenue Road stop
Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Bromley Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2000 {{UK-tram-stub