Elmers End station

Elmers End Tramlink National Rail
Elmers End is located in Greater London
Elmers End
Elmers End
Location of Elmers End in Greater London
LocationElmers End
Local authorityBromley
Managed bySoutheastern
Station code(s)ELE
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms3 (2 for National Rail; 1 for Tramlink)
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
Tramlink annual boardings and alightings
2009–100.451 million[2]
2010–110.501 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease 1.134 million[4]
2019–20Decrease 1.055 million[4]
2020–21Decrease 0.235 million[4]
2021–22Increase 0.501 million[4]
2022–23Increase 0.616 million[4]
Key dates
1 April 1864Opened
29 May 1882Hayes branch opens
13 May 1983Woodside and South Croydon Railway closes
31 May 1997Addiscombe Line closes
29 May 2000Tramlink services began
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°23′52.0″N 0°2′59.6″W / 51.397778°N 0.049889°W / 51.397778; -0.049889
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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 11 mileschains (17.8 km) down the line from London Charing Cross.

The railway through Elmers End was opened by the South Eastern Railway on 1 April 1864 as an extension of the Mid-Kent Line from New Beckenham to Addiscombe; there was a branch, opened on 29 May 1882 to Hayes at this station.[5] The portion of the line to Addiscombe, which was originally named Croydon (Addiscombe Road), was closed in 1997 when Tramlink took over much of the trackbed from Elmers End.

The Hayes line service on the suburban commuter railway line between Hayes and London Charing Cross through Elmers End is still in use. The station is on Elmers End Road (A214), at the south-east corner of South Norwood Country Park.

One former platform is now the terminus for Tramlink services to central Croydon.

Work is underway to open a second tram platform and double the tram line to Arena to increase capacity. As of March 2019, vegetation has been cleared to make way for the new line. The platform was due to open in December 2020, but has been delayed.[6][citation needed]

  1. ^ "Planning an accessible journey with Southeastern" (PDF). Southeastern. May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  5. ^ "The Railways of Beckenham", Andrew Hajducki, 2011[page needed]
  6. ^ "Croydon council".

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