Merton Park  | |||||
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| Location | Merton Park,London Borough of Merton England | ||||
| Operated by | Tramlink | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||
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| Fare zone | London fare zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 30 May 2000; 25 years ago (2000-05-30) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2009–10 | 0.327 million total boardings and alightings[1] | ||||
| 2010–11 |  0.325 million total boardings and alightings[2] | ||||
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Merton Park tram stop is a stop on theTramlink service in theLondon Borough of Merton.
It overlaps part of the site of the formerMerton Park railway station which was served by passenger trains on theWest Croydon to Wimbledon Line until 1997, and by trains viaTooting 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).
The typical off-peak service in trams per hour from Merton Park is:[3][4]
Services are operated usingBombardier CR4000 andStadler VariobahnTrams.
| Preceding station | Tramlink | Following station | ||
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| Dundonald Road towardsWimbledon | Tramlink Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction | Morden Road towardsBeckenham Junction | ||
| Tramlink Wimbledon to Elmers End | Morden Road towardsElmers End | |||
London Buses routes152,163, and164 serve the tram stop.[5]
Free interchange for journeys made within an hour is available between trams and buses as part ofTransport for London's Hopper Fare.[6]
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