Blackhorse Lane tram stop is a light rail stop in the

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in the southern suburbs of

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. The tram stop is located on a section of line which follows the trackbed of the former

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, and is adjacent to the point at which that railway's branch to Addiscombe station diverged from the line between

Elmers End station Elmers End is a railway station and tram terminus in Elmers End, south London, England. It is in the London Borough of Bromley and on the railway it is down the line from London Charing Cross. The railway through Elmers End was opened by the ...

and Sanderstead station. Prior to the opening of Tramlink, there was no station at this site which had previously contained long-disused allotments.

Services

Blackhorse Lane 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 5 minutes between and

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, with trams continuing alternately to either or every 10 minutes. On Saturday evenings and Sundays, the service is reduced to a tram every 7-8 minutes in each direction, with trams every 15 minutes to Elmers End and Beckenham Junction. 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 The Stadler Variobahn (formerly sold as the ABB Variotram, Adtranz Variotram and Bombardier Variotram) is a German-designed model of articulated low-floor tram and light rail vehicle. Since its introduction in 1993, the Variobahn has been manufa ...

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Connections

The stop is served by

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route

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which provides connections to

Peckham Peckham () is a district in southeast London, within the London Borough of Southwark. It is south-east of Charing Cross. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census the Peckham ward had a population of 14,720. History "Peckham" is a Saxon p ...

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and Croydon Town Centre. Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between bus services and between buses and trams is available at Woodside as part of Transport for London's Hopper Fare.

References

External links

Blackhorse Lane tram Stop
– Timetables and live departures at Transport for London Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2000 {{UK-tram-stub