Centrale tram stop

Centrale
Centrale tram stop with the eponymous shopping centre in the background
General information
Location	Croydon, London Borough of Croydon United Kingdom
Operated by	Tramlink
Platforms	1
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6
History
Opened	10 December 2005
Passengers
2009–10	0.610 million total boardings and alightings
2010–11	0.656 million total boardings and alightings

Centrale tram stop is a stop on the Tramlink service in Croydon town centre, serving the Centrale shopping centre. The tram stop was provided and paid for as part of the development of the shopping centre.

The stop operates as a transport interchange with trams stopping on one side of the platform and local buses on the other. Centrale, West Croydon and East Croydon, operate as Tramlink interchanges within the 'Croydon Loop'.

Connections

London Buses routes 157; 264; 407; 410 and 455 serve the tram stop.

History

Centrale platform signage

On 2 April 2004, The new Centrale shopping centre opened in central Croydon. The facility included a new 1000-space car park, the entrance to which is near the current stop. A tram stop was planned to service the new shopping centre and this was opened on 10 December 2005.

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External links

• Centrale tram stop on the Unofficial Tramlink Site
• Centrale tram stop on The Trams website