Avenue Road tram stop is a light rail stop in the

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in the southern suburbs of

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. It is located on Avenue Road in a mainly residential area between

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and

Beckenham Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London. Until 1965 it was part of the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, situated north of Elmers End and E ...

Platforms

The tram stop is situated on a short passing loop within an otherwise single track section of Tramlink, where that system runs alongside the

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line between

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and

Beckenham Junction Beckenham Junction is the main railway and tram station in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, south London. The railway stop is on the Chatham Main Line, down the line from and situated between and . The tram stop is one of the east ...

stations. The tram stop has platforms on each side of the two tracks of the loop. The National Rail line passes behind the northernmost of these platforms, but there is no platform on that line.

Services

Avenue Road is served by tram services operated by

Tramlink London Trams, previously Tramlink and Croydon Tramlink, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It began operation in 2000, the first tram system in the London region since 1952. It is manage ...

. The tram stop is served by trams every 10 minutes between and via

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. On Saturday evenings and Sundays, the service is reduced to a tram every 15 minutes in each direction. Services are operated using

Bombardier CR4000 The Bombardier CR4000 is a 76% low floor model of the Bombardier Flexity Swift series of tram operated by Tramlink in London. They are based on and very similar in appearance to the K4000 built for use on the low-platform routes of the Cologne St ...

and Stadler Variobahn

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References

External links

Avenue Road tram Stop
– Timetables and live departures at Transport for London
Photo Gallery of Avenue Road stop
Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Bromley {{UK-tram-stub