Transport for London have started a public consultation into the proposed new loop line near East Croydon which it is hoped would increase the capacity of the Tramlink network and would also help support the redevelopment of the old Whitgift Centre site in central Croydon. There is a long-term aspiration to increase capacity in Croydon by 36% so that an extra 1600 passengers could be carried per hour in each direction.<\/p>\n
It is planned that the loop line will be constructed in the New Town area of Croydon with three options being put forward for the exact alignment. Each option will see a line built between Wellesley Road and George Street with slight differences:<\/p>\n
* Option 1: the route will run for approximately 500 metres along Dingwall Road from the junction with George Street. It will then turn into Landsdowne Road (where a new tramstop will be constructed) before rejoining the current Tramlink route on Wellesley Road.<\/p>\n
* Option 2: In effect a reverse of option 2 with trams running clockwise along Landsdowne Road (again a stop will be constructed here) before turning into Dingwall Road and back onto George Street. This option would mean all eastbound trams through central Croydon will not serve Wellesley Road stop with this stop only seeing trams which are terminating in Croydon and using the loop (so trams from Wimbledon would avoid the Wellesley Road stop but would instead use Landsdowne Road)<\/p>\n
* Option 3: A longer version of option 1 with trams leaving the current line at the junction of George Street and Dingwall Road and then running for 800 metres. It will then turn into Sydenham Road, where a new stop will be built, before rejoining the current line in Wellesley Road.<\/p>\n
The consultation is open until 14th December 2014 and is seeking the views of local residents and businesses to both the principal of the line and also for their preferred option. Full details of the proposed routes can be found at http:\/\/www.tfl.gov.uk\/dingwall-road-loop<\/a>, which also contains information on how you can give your views.<\/p>\n Alex Williams, TfL\u2019s Director of Borough Planning, said: \u201cCroydon has very ambitious town centre redevelopment plans, which will need improved transport infrastructure to make sure people can get around the area easily. We want to hear local people’s views on these proposals which have been developed closely with both Croydon Council and the Mayor’s Office to help support this growth.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Transport for London have started a public consultation into the proposed new loop line near East Croydon which it is hoped would increase the capacity of the Tramlink network and would also help support the redevelopment of the old Whitgift … Continue reading