Coombe Lane tram stop is a
light rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...
stop in the
London Borough of Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon () is a London borough, borough in South London, part of Outer London. It covers an area of and had a population of 397,741 as of mid-2023, making it the most populous London borough. It is London's southernmost ...
in the southern suburbs of
London
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. It is located in
Coombe, south of
Addington Hills
Addington Hills (also referred to as Shirley Hills) is a park in Upper Shirley, London, England. It is managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It was part of the old parish of Addington before the suburb of Shirley was developed in the 1930 ...
and serves
Royal Russell School and the Ballards residential estate.
Services
Coombe Lane is served by tram services operated by
Tramlink
Tramlink, previously Croydon Tramlink and currently branded as London Trams, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It is the first operational tram system serving the London region since 195 ...
. The tram stop is served by trams every 7-8 minutes between
New Addington
New Addington is an area of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 5 miles south east of Croydon and is adjacent to the Greater London boundary with Surrey.
History
Until the 1930s, the area now known as New ...
and via and
Centrale.
A very small number of early morning and late evening services continue beyond
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in South London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a Districts of England, local government district of Greater London; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater Lond ...
to and from
Therapia Lane and . During the evenings on weekends, the service is reduced to a tram every 15 minutes.
Services are operated using
Bombardier CR4000 and
Stadler Variobahn Trams
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
.
Connections
The stop is served by
London Buses
London Buses is the subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL) that manages most bus services in London, England. It was formed following the Greater London Authority Act 1999 that transferred control of London Regional Transport (LRT) bus s ...
routes
130 130 may refer to:
*130 (number), the natural number following 129 and preceding 131
*AD 130, a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar
*130 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
*Kin Sang stop, MTR digital station code
*130 Ele ...
and
466
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Year 466 (Roman numerals, CDLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Leo I (emperor), Leo and Tatianus (or, less frequently, year 1219 ''Ab urbe ...
which provide connections to
New Addington
New Addington is an area of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 5 miles south east of Croydon and is adjacent to the Greater London boundary with Surrey.
History
Until the 1930s, the area now known as New ...
,
Croydon Town Centre,
Thornton Heath
Thornton Heath is a district of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is around north of the town of Croydon, and south of Charing Cross. Prior to the creation of Greater London in 1965, Thornton Heath was in the Coun ...
,
Purley and
Caterham
Caterham () is a town in the Tandridge (district), Tandridge district of Surrey, England. The town is administratively divided into two: Caterham on the Hill, and Caterham Valley, which includes the main town centre in the middle of a dry valle ...
.
Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between bus services and between buses and trams is available at Gravel Hill as part of
Transport for London
Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom.
TfL is the successor organization of the London Passenger Transport Board, which was established in 1933, and His ...
's Hopper Fare.
References
External links
Coombe Lane tram stop– Live departures and timetables at Transport for London
Tramlink stops in the London Borough of Croydon
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2000
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