Croydon Tramlink Route 2

Croydon Tramlink Route 2 is a Transport for London operated Tramlink route in London, England. Running between Beckenham Junction and West Croydon, it is operated by London Tramlink.

History
The whole idea of trams is that they can run along streets with other traffic in areas where there is not enough space for designated track. However, on Croydon’s tram system, there is relatively little street running, this being confined to the town centre area.

Route 2 is perhaps the most innovative of the three Tramlink routes, from the town centre, trams follow route 1 as far as Arena, the section from Addiscombe to Elmers End is along the former alignment of the Mid Kent Line, as explained on the route 1 page.

After Arena, route 2 branches off, taking a sharp left across the South Norwood Country Park to reach Harrington Road, a residential stop at the back of South Norwood. Then after a hard right trams once again use a railway alignment to take the tracks to Beckenham Junction, although in this case it is not a ‘former’ railway alignment, as it is still used by Southern services to London Bridge.

On 30 March 2012, brand new Stadler Rail Variobahn trams were introduced.

Current Route
Croydon Tramlink Route 2 operates via these primary locations.
 * Beckenham Junction
 * Beckenham Road
 * Avenue Road
 * Birkbeck
 * Harrington Road
 * Arena
 * Woodside
 * Blackhorse Lane
 * Addiscombe
 * Sandilands
 * Lebanon Road
 * East Croydon
 * George Street
 * Church Street
 * Centrale
 * West Croydon
 * Wellesley Road