Wandle Park tram stop

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{{Infobox station

| name = Wandle Park

| symbol_location = london | symbol = tram

| image = Wandle Park tramstop look west.JPG

| caption = Wandle Park tram stop. Westbound platform looking west

| operator = Tramlink

| address = Vicarage Road,

| borough = Croydon

| country = United Kingdom

| platforms = 2

| accessible = yes

| zone = London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6

| opened = 2000

| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers=0.282 million total boardings and alightings{{Citation CT bat 0910}}|pass_year=2009–10}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers=0.319 million total boardings and alightings{{Citation CT bat 1011}}|pass_year=2010–11}}

}}

Wandle Park tram stop is a stop adjacent to Wandle Park in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It serves the residential area between central Croydon and Waddon.

The tram stop is located on a double track section of line, with platforms on either side of the track. Immediately to the east of the stop, the line reduces to single track and rises on a steep gradient in order to pass over the railway line on a bridge.

Until December 2019, it was a request stop in both directions. It is now a compulsory stop for trams towards Croydon, but a request stop for trams towards Wimbledon.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Wandle Park 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

Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.

{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y

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|line1=Beckenham Junction|left1=Waddon Marsh|right1=Reeves Corner

|line2=Beckenham Junction|left2=Waddon Marsh|right2=Church Street|oneway-right2=true

|line3=Elmers End|left3=Waddon Marsh|right3=Reeves Corner

|line4=Elmers End|left4=Waddon Marsh|right4=Church Street|oneway-right4=true

}}

Connections

London Buses routes 407 and 410 serve the tram stop.{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/stop/490014043A/vicarage-rd-wandle-park-tram-stop?|title=Buses from Wandle Park tram stop|work=Transport for London|access-date=7 October 2024}}

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}}

References

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