Harrington Road tram stop is a light rail stop in

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in the

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in the southern suburbs of

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. Harrington Road is in a residential area, and along with

Woodside tram stop Woodside tram stop is a light rail stop situated between Woodside Green and Ashburton Park in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. The stop is located on the site of the former Woodside railway station (London), Woods ...

is the nearest tram stop to the town of South Norwood. Beckenham Cemetery lies immediately to the east and there is an entrance immediately adjacent to the tramstop. The tram stop, which is served by

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, connects to central

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. The stop is at ground level on double track, with platforms on each side of the track. Immediately to the north of the stop, the route becomes single track and turns sharply to the east, joining the trackbed of the existing railway line between

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and

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stations. The two tracks (Tramlink and

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) run alongside each other, occupying the site of what was previously a double track railway. Transport for London once had plans to extend the Tramlink system to

, which would have involved a junction to the north of Harrington Road, with the extension joining the existing railway in the opposite direction to the current service.TFL : Crystal Palace Tramlink Extension
/ref> The planned extension to Crystal Palace was formally dropped by Transport for London in 2008.

Platforms

There are 2 platforms at Harrington Road. The left platform is used for eastbound services which run to

and the right platform is used for westbound services which run to

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References

External links

Plan of proposed extension
{{Tramlink Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2000