General information | |
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Location | Merton Park, London Borough of Merton England |
Operated by | Tramlink |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Disabled access | Yes |
Other information | |
Fare zone | London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 |
History | |
Opened | 30 May 2000 |
Passengers | |
2009–10 | 0.327 million total boardings and alightings [1] |
2010–11 | 0.325 million total boardings and alightings [2] |
Merton Park tram stop is a stop on the Tramlink service in the London Borough of Merton.
It overlaps part of the site of the former Merton Park railway station which was served by passenger trains on the West Croydon to Wimbledon Line until 1997,and by trains via Tooting Junction on the Merton Abbey Branch until 1929. The station building of the original station (about 200 yards south) has been converted to a private house.
Access is provided by footpath from Kingston Road at the site of the old level crossing and signal box. A footpath also comes from the nearby nature preserve at Nursery Road playing fields and another level crossing from a footpath from Dorset Road (B285).
Trams call at the stop every 5 minutes with trams scheduled to arrive at both platforms simultaneously.
London Buses routes 152;163;and 164 serve the tram stop.
Preceding station | Tramlink | Following station | ||
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Dundonald Road towards Wimbledon | Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction | Morden Road towards Beckenham Junction | ||
Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End | Morden Road towards Elmers End |
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Coordinates: 51°24′49″N0°12′4″W / 51.41361°N 0.20111°W