Sandilands tram stop is a light rail stop in the London Borough of Croydon in the southern suburbs of London. It provides access to nearby residential neighbourhoods along Addiscombe Road, east of central Croydon. The stop is named after the adjacent Sandilands Tunnel.
History 2016 derailment
Early in the morning of 9 November 2016, seven people died and more than 50 were injured when a tram derailed and rolled over at Sandilands junction, southeast of the tram stop where two lines converge with a sharp bend, after having just passed through Sandilands Tunnel.
Design Immediately to the east of the tram stop, the line descends in cutting to a junction with the trackbed of the former Woodside and South Croydon Railway. To the west of the stop, the line runs alongside Addiscombe Road on a reserved track as far as the junction with Chepstow Road. From Chepstow Road the line runs within Addiscombe Road, sharing road space with buses and local traffic.
The area of Sandilands tram stop was one of the few places where property demolition was needed during the construction of Tramlink, in order to make way for both the stop and the cutting link to the former railway line.
Location London Buses routes 119, 194, 198 and 466 serve bus stops near the tram stop. Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between trams and buses as part of Transport for London's Hopper fare.
Services The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Sandilands is: 6 tph in each direction between and 6 tph in each direction between and Wimbledon 8 tph in each direction between and
Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn model low-floor trams.
References
External links
Sandilands Tram Stop – Timetables and live departures at Transport for London