Arena tram stop (Croydon)

Arena
Arena
	Looking north, with the junction visible ahead
General information
Location	Woodside,; London Borough of Croydon; United Kingdom
Operated by	Tramlink
Platforms	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6
History
Opened	2000
Passengers
2009–10	0.598 million total boardings and alightings
2010–11	0.628 million total boardings and alightings

51°23′30″N 0°03′30″W / 51.391564°N 0.058324°W / 51.391564; -0.058324 Arena tram stop is a light rail stop in the Woodside area of South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. The stop is located by the Croydon Sports Arena and serves the council estates of Longheath Gardens Estate and Tollgate Estate.

The tram stop is located on a section of line which follows the trackbed of the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway, although there was no station at the location prior to the opening of Tramlink. The stop is at ground level on double track, with platforms on each side of the tracks. Immediately to the east of the station is a junction where services diverge either to the north along a section of route specially constructed for Tramlink, or continue straight ahead along the former railway right of way. Just beyond this junction services bound for Elmers End becomes a single track for the rest of its journey.

The National Cycle Route 21 (the Waterlink Way) crosses the tram lines at Arena.

Until December 2019, it was a request stop for all trams in both directions. Confusingly, it was changed so that trams towards Beckenham & Wimbledon stop on request, but trams to Elmers End will always stop.

Services

12tph to Wimbledon
6tph to Beckenham Junction
6tph to Elmers End

Preceding station		Tramlink		Following station
Template:Tramlink stations toward Template:Tramlink stations		Template:Tramlink lines		Template:Tramlink stations toward Template:Tramlink stations
		Template:Tramlink lines		Template:Tramlink stations toward Template:Tramlink stations

References

^ "Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^ "Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.