- Location: New Addington tram branch, east of East Croydon.
- Operator: Transport for London (TfL).
- Disruption Dates: Saturday Jan 17 after 8:30pm to Sunday Jan 18.
- Affected Routes: No service to New Addington, Elmers End, Beckenham Junction.
- Reason: Essential maintenance and engineering works.
Due to “essential maintenance works,” the tram network east of East Croydon Station will be essentially closed for the entire weekend. Today, Transport for London made an announcement.
On Saturday, January 17, all trams will operate normally until 8:30 p.m.
TfL claims that there won’t be any service between:
Beckenham Junction, Elmers End, East Croydon, and New Addington
Trams will run between East Croydon and Wimbledon.
On Sunday January 18, TfL says,
“There will be no service to or from Elmers End, and between East Croydon and Sandilands.”
Trams will run as follows till 10 p.m. on Sunday:
East Croydon and Wimbledon
Beckenham Junction and Sandilands
New Addington and Sandilands
After 10 p.m., trams are anticipated to resume full network operation, with regular service starting on Monday, January 19.
“We are sorry for any disruption caused to your journey,”
TfL said.
How long is the scheduled disruption expected to last?
The listed engineering conservation dislocation for New Addington wagonette passengers lasts from Saturday January 17 roughly 830 pm through Sunday January 18 until around 10 pm, totaling roughly 25- 27 hours of no service east of East Croydon.
Normal service operates until 8: 30 pm, after which wagonettes to New Addington, Elmers End, and Beckenham Junction cease entirely until Sunday morning, segregating the branch lines overnight.
Split operations renew with Wimbledon- East Croydon, Sandilands- New Addington, and Sandilands- Beckenham Junction services only until full network restoration around 10 pm Sunday, ahead of Monday peak resumption.
