Sandilands_tram_stop
Sandilands tram stop
Tramlink tram stop in London, England
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.
Sandilands  | |
|---|---|
Looking east at Sandilands tram stop | |
| General information | |
| Location | Addiscombe Road Croydon United Kingdom |
| Operated by | Tramlink |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Fare zone | London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 May 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-10) |
| Passengers | |
| 2009–10 | 1.224 million total boardings and alightings[1] |
| 2010–11 | 1.180 million total boardings and alightings[2] |
Sandilands is served by tram services operated by Tramlink.
It is served by the following tram services:[3][4]
- A tram every 10 minutes (reducing to every 15 minutes on Saturday evenings and Sundays) between Beckenham Junction and Wimbledon
- A tram every 10 minutes (reducing to every 15 minutes on Saturday evenings and Sundays) between Elmers End and Wimbledon
- A tram every 7–8 minutes (reducing to every 15 mins on weekend evenings) between New Addington and West Croydon
Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.
| Preceding station |  Tramlink |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Road towards Wimbledon |
Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction |
Addiscombe towards Beckenham Junction | ||
| Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End |
Addiscombe towards Elmers End | |||
| Lebanon Road towards West Croydon |
Tramlink New Addington to Croydon town centre |
Lloyd Park towards New Addington | ||
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
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, 150 metres (490 ft) southeast of the tram stop where two lines converge with a sharp bend, after having just passed through Sandilands Tunnel.[8][9]
- "Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- "Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- "Tram Timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- "London Trams Map" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- "Buses and trams from Addiscombe Road" (PDF). TfL. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- "Bus and Tram Fares". Transport for London. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "TQ3365 : Sandilands Tramlink stop". geograph.org.uk. 2011.
- "Two trapped and more than 50 injured as tram overturns in Croydon". ITV. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- Ough, Tom; Farmer, Ben (9 November 2016). "Croydon tram derailment: Police confirm 'some loss of life' as two remain trapped and 50 taken to hospital". The Telegraph.
- Sandilands Tram Stop – Timetables and live departures at Transport for London