Reeves Corner tram stop is a stop on the

Tramlink London Trams, previously Tramlink and Croydon Tramlink, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It began operation in 2000, the first tram system in the London region since 1952. It is manage ...

service in central

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. It is normally only served by trams travelling eastbound from Wimbledon to Croydon; trams going in the opposite direction pass the station on the other side of the road without stopping. The complementary stop for westbound trams is

Church Street tram stop Church Street is a tram stop for westbound Tramlink trams in central Croydon, England. It serves all routes, with routes either turning right to continue around the 'Croydon Loop', or carrying on westward towards Wimbledon and Therapia Lane ...

. , redevelopment was taking place. Arcadia House, which adjoined the platform, had been demolished and was being replaced by a new high-rise structure known as 'Cairo'. The name is derived from

House of Reeves House of Reeves is an independent family-run furniture store in Croydon, southern Greater London, England, founded in 1867. It is located in the Old Town area, and gives its name to Reeves Corner, a road intersection between Church Street and Ro ...

, a furniture store established in 1867, one of whose buildings was destroyed in the

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Connections

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serve the tram stop.

Gallery

Image:Reeves Corner tramstop signage.JPG, Signage at Reeves Corner Image:Croydon Riots - four days later.jpg, Tram 2540 near the ruins of the House of Reeves furniture store, four days after the building's destruction in the 2011 England Riots Image:London_Tramlink_Stadler_Variobahn_At_Reeves_Cnr.JPG, Stadler Variobahn tram 2556 calls at Reeves Corner Tramstop

References

Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2000 {{UK-tram-stub