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Addiscombe Railway Park, also known as the Addiscombe Linear Park, is a park in Addiscombe, South London, managed by the London Borough of Croydon. The first section of the park was opened on 26 May 2007, with the second stage opened on 15 March 2010. The bus services which serve the site of Addiscombe station are
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routes 289,
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while route 197 runs closely parallel to the park. The nearest tram stop is Blackhorse Lane.


Former use

It occupies the track route and green buffering land of the demolished Addiscombe Line, a short railway that ran between Lower Addiscombe Road and Woodside Junction near Blackhorse Lane tram stop, a branch line off what was the Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway (WSCJR). The site of
Addiscombe railway station Addiscombe railway station was a terminus to the east of central Croydon, on Lower Addiscombe Road between Hastings Road and Grant Road. The East India Way housing development stands on the site. History Opened by the Mid-Kent Railway, it ...
has been turned into housing. Most of the route of the WSCJR, the parent line, is part of Tramlink.


See also

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List of Parks and Open Spaces in Croydon This is a list of parks and open spaces within the boundary of the London Borough of Croydon, England. A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W See also *Croydon parks and open spaces *London LOOP ...


External links


Croydon Council - Addiscombe Railway ParkFriends of Addiscombe Railway ParkHistory at Croydon Council website
Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon Urban public parks 2007 establishments in England Rail trails in England {{London-geo-stub