Centrale tram stop is a stop on the
Tramlink
Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 195 ...
service in
Croydon
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town centre, serving the
Centrale shopping centre. The tram stop was provided and paid for as part of the development of the shopping centre.
The stop operates as a transport interchange with trams stopping on one side of the platform and local buses on the other. Centrale,
West Croydon and
East Croydon
East Croydon is a railway station, tram stop and associated bus station in Croydon, Greater London, England. It is located in Travelcard Zone 5. At from , it is the 20th List of busiest railway stations in Great Britain, busiest station in Bri ...
, operate as Tramlink interchanges within the 'Croydon Loop'.
Connections
London Buses
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routes
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,
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serve the tram stop.
History
On 2 April 2004, The new
Centrale shopping centre opened in central Croydon. The facility included a new 1000-space car park, the entrance to which is near the current stop. A tram stop was planned to service the new shopping centre and this was opened on 10 December 2005.
Services
The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Centrale is:
* 6 tph eastbound only between and
* 6 tph eastbound only between Wimbledon and
* 8 tph eastbound only to , continuing to
Services are operated using
Bombardier CR4000
The Bombardier CR4000 is a 76% low floor model of the Bombardier Flexity Swift trams operated by Tramlink in London. They are based on and very similar in appearance to the K4000 used on the low-platform routes of the Cologne Stadtbahn network ...
and
Stadler Variobahn
The Stadler Variobahn (formerly sold as the ABB Variotram, Adtranz Variotram and Bombardier Variotram) is a German-designed model of articulated low-floor tram and light rail vehicle. Since its introduction in 1993, the Variobahn has been manufac ...
Trams
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
.
References
External links
Centrale Tram Stop– Timetables and live departures at Transport for London
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Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2005