Belgrave Walk tram stop

Belgrave Walk tram stop is a stop on the Tramlink service near Mitcham in the London Borough of Merton. The stop is named after Belgrave Walk, an adjacent residential street to the north.

Belgrave Walk
General information
Location	Mitcham, London Borough of Merton United Kingdom
Operated by	Tramlink
Platforms	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6
History
Opened	30 May 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-30)
Passengers
2009–10	0.325 million total boardings and alightings[1]
2010–11	0.336 million total boardings and alightings[2]

The tram stop consists of an island platform which is accessed by pedestrian level crossings at both ends of the platform. The crossing at the western end only serves the north side of the line, whilst the one at the eastern end forms a path connecting neighbourhoods on either side of the line. The Phipps Bridge tram stop is clearly visible to the west.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Belgrave Walk is:^[3][4]

• 6 tph in each direction between Beckenham Junction and Wimbledon
• 6 tph in each direction between Elmers End and Wimbledon

Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams.

Preceding station	Tramlink			Following station
Phipps Bridge towards Wimbledon		Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction		Mitcham towards Beckenham Junction
		Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End		Mitcham towards Elmers End

Connections

London Buses route 201 serves the tram stop.^[5]

Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between trams and buses as part of Transport for London's Hopper Fare.^[6]

Future

Belgrave Walk is proposed to be a stop on the planned and currently paused Sutton Link tram extension between Sutton and Colliers Wood Underground, which would integrate the Northern Line into the existing tram network. The Sutton Link aims to create a new tram or BRT (bus rapid transit) system, providing a rail interchange in Sutton.^[7][8]

In 2018, Transport for London (TfL) proposed three routes for the Sutton Link, targeting South Wimbledon, Colliers Wood, and Wimbledon. In February 2020, TfL approved the route to Colliers Wood. According to a now-deleted consultation, the Sutton Link was expected to reduce public transport journey times from Sutton town centre to Colliers Wood by up to 18 minutes (a 50% reduction) and could accommodate approximately 2,200 passengers per hour. However, the project was paused later in 2020 due to funding challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9][10][11]

Colliers Wood to Sutton (Proposed Route 2)
Terminus: Sutton Belgrave Walk (Access to Croydon / Wimbledon Tram Change) Colliers Wood (Access to Northern Line) Then back to Sutton

References

1. "Tram Stop Usage 2009-10 (FOI)" (XLS). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2009-2010. Transport for London. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
2. "Tramlink numbers 2010-2011" (PDF). Tramlink annual passenger performance 2010-2011. Transport for London. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
3. "Tram Timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
4. "London Trams Map" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
5. "Buses from Belgrave Walk tram stop". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
6. "Bus and Tram Fares". Transport for London. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
7. White, Anna (26 September 2017). "Exclusive: Tramlink extension set to bring 10,000 new homes to south-west London as TfL promises £70m to project". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
8. "Have your say on the Sutton Link: A major new public transport service for Sutton and Merton - Transport for London - Citizen Space".
9. "Sutton Link Responses to issues raised February 2020" (PDF).
10. "'Kick in the teeth' - TfL pause tram extension to Sutton".
11. "Sutton Link 2020".

External links

• Belgrave Walk Tram Stop – Timetables and live departures at Transport for London

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