Sandilands tram stop
{{Short description|Tramlink tram stop in London, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Sandilands
| symbol_location = london | symbol = tram
| image = Sandilands tramstop look east.JPG
| caption = Looking east at Sandilands tram stop
| operator = Tramlink
| address = Addiscombe Road
| borough = Croydon
| country = United Kingdom
| platforms = 2
| accessible = yes
| zone = London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2000|5|10}}
| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers=1.224 million total boardings and alightings{{Citation CT bat 0910}}|pass_year=2009–10}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers=1.180 million total boardings and alightings{{Citation CT bat 1011}}|pass_year=2010–11}}
}}
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
The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Sandilands is:{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tram/timetable/tram/|title=Tram Timetables|work=Transport for London|access-date=7 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/tram-service-map.pdf|title=London Trams Map|work=Transport for London|access-date=7 October 2024}}
- 6 tph in each direction between {{stn|Beckenham Junction}} and {{stn|Wimbledon}}
- 6 tph in each direction between {{stn|Elmers End}} and Wimbledon
- 8 tph in each direction between {{tram|New Addington}} and {{stn|West Croydon}}
Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system1=Tramlink
|line1=Beckenham Junction|left1=Lebanon Road|right1=Addiscombe
|line2=Elmers End|left2=Lebanon Road|right2=Addiscombe
|line3=New Addington|left3=Lebanon Road|right3=Lloyd Park|to-left3=West Croydon
}}
Connections
London Buses routes 119, 194, 198 and 466 serve the tram stop.{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/addiscombe-road.pdf|title=Buses and trams from Addiscombe Road|date=14 February 2015|website=TfL|access-date=3 June 2021}}
Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between trams and buses as part of Transport for London's Hopper Fare.{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/bus-and-tram-fares|title=Bus and Tram Fares|work=Transport for London|access-date=7 October 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2526079 |title= TQ3365 : Sandilands Tramlink stop |publisher= geograph.org.uk |year= 2011}}
2016 derailment
{{main article|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, {{convert|150|m|ft}} southeast of the tram stop where two lines converge with a sharp bend, after having just passed through Sandilands Tunnel.{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/london/2016-11-09/tram-overturns-in-croydon-tunnel/|title=Two trapped and more than 50 injured as tram overturns in Croydon|work=ITV|date=9 November 2016|access-date=9 November 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/09/croydon-tram-derailment-five-trapped-and-40-people-injured/|title=Croydon tram derailment: Police confirm 'some loss of life' as two remain trapped and 50 taken to hospital|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=9 November 2016 |last1=Ough |first1=Tom |last2=Farmer |first2=Ben }}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Sandilands tram stop}}
- [https://tfl.gov.uk/tram/stop/940GZZCRSAN/sandilands-tram-stop Sandilands Tram Stop] – Timetables and live departures at Transport for London
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{{Coord|51.37501|N|0.078200|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(TQ333659)|display=title}}