Sandilands tram stop explained

Sandilands
Symbol Location:london
Symbol:tram
Operator:Tramlink
Address:Addiscombe Road
Borough:Croydon
Country:United Kingdom
Platforms:2
Accessible:yes
Zone:London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6

Sandilands tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area along Addiscombe Road to the east of the centre of the town of Croydon. The tram stop gets its name from the nearby Sandilands Tunnel.

Services

Sandilands is served by tram services operated by Tramlink.

It is served by the following tram services:[1] [2]

Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.

Connections

The stop is served by London Buses routes 119, 194, 198 and 466 which provide connections to Bromley, Beckenham, Hayes, Croydon Town Centre, Thornton Heath, Purley and Caterham.[3]

Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between bus services and between buses and trams is available at Sandilands as part of Transport for London's Hopper Fare.[4]

Layout

Immediately to the east of the tram stop, the line descends in cutting to a junction with the trackbed of the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway. To the west of the stop, the line runs alongside Addiscombe Road on a reserved track as far as the junction with Chepstow Road. From Chepstow Road the line runs within Addiscombe Road, sharing road space with buses and local traffic.

The area of Sandilands tram stop was one of the few places where property demolition was needed during the construction of Tramlink, in order to make way for both the stop and the cutting link to the former railway line.[5]

2016 derailment

See main article: article and 2016 Croydon tram derailment. Early in the morning of 9 November 2016, seven people died and more than 50 were injured when a tram derailed and rolled over at Sandilands junction, 150m (490feet) southeast of the tram stop where two lines converge with a sharp bend, after having just passed through Sandilands Tunnel.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tram Timetables. Transport for London. 5 January 2023.
  2. Web site: London Trams Map. Transport for London. 5 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Buses and trams from Addiscombe Road. 14 February 2015. TfL. 3 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Bus and Tram Fares. Transport for London. 15 January 2022.
  5. Web site: TQ3365 : Sandilands Tramlink stop . geograph.org.uk . 2011.
  6. Web site: Two trapped and more than 50 injured as tram overturns in Croydon. ITV. 9 November 2016. 9 November 2016.
  7. News: Croydon tram derailment: Police confirm 'some loss of life' as two remain trapped and 50 taken to hospital. The Telegraph . 9 November 2016 . Ough . Tom . Farmer . Ben .