Cross River Tram

Cross River Tram

Waterloo Bridge, the planned crossing point for the tram over the River Thames
Overview
Owner Transport for London
Locale Camden, Southwark & Lambeth, London, England
Transit type Tram
Operation
Operation will start Abandoned proposal
Technical
System length 10 mi (16 km)
Track gauge Standard gauge

Cross River Tram (formerly Cross River Transit) was a Transport for London (TfL) proposal[1] for a 10-mile (16 km) tram system in London. It was planned to run on a north-south route from Camden Town in the north, via King's Cross, to Peckham and Brixton in the south.

The Cross River Tram scheme was proposed to relieve overcrowding on the London Underground and was due to begin operation by 2016. The project was cancelled in 2008 due to funding problems.

In June 2016, A Green Party member of the London Assembly had asked new mayor of London Sadiq Khan to review the business case for a tram service via Waterloo Bridge and Elephant & Castle.[2] However, in July 2016, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said he does not intend to revive the Cross River Tram project cancelled by his predecessor Boris Johnson. [3]

Overview

The tram was planned to relieve overcrowding on the London Underground, and to improve transport in areas currently without good public transport, such as the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark, to support regeneration.

Trams would have run up to every 4 minutes on each branch, giving a 2-minute service through central London at peak times.

Despite following the same route, it was not envisaged that the Cross River Tram line would use the former Kingsway tramway subway.

On hold

On 18 July 2007, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone told the London Assembly[4] that he had asked TfL to consider splitting the implementation by building the southern section in advance of the northern section; it was not, however, clear where such a split would be. In May 2008, Livingstone's successor as mayor, Boris Johnson, announced that he intended to review the project in light of the lack of central government funding for the planned route.[5]

On 6 November 2008, Transport for London announced that the Cross River Tram would not be built. In a statement, it said: "Given the lack of funding available to implement the project and the likelihood of not securing additional third party funding, TfL is not in a position to develop the scheme any further." [6]

Possible Revival

In June 2016, A Green Party member of the London Assembly has asked new mayor of London Sadiq Khan to review the business case for a tram service via Waterloo Bridge and Elephant & Castle.[7]

Proposed route

Cross River Tram (outline of proposals)

Legend
London UndergroundCamden Town
London UndergroundMornington Cres.
London Underground London Overground Crossrail National RailEuston
King's Cross London Underground Crossrail National Rail
Tavistock Square
London UndergroundRussell Square
London UndergroundHolborn
Aldwych
Waterloo Bridge
River Thames
London River ServicesSouth Bank
Waterloo London Underground London River Services National Rail
London UndergroundLambeth North
St George's Circus
Imperial War Museum
Elephant & Castle London Underground National Rail
Kennington Cross
London UndergroundOval
Heygate Street
Thurlow Street
Wells Way
Burgess Park
Southampton Way
Chandler Way
Peckham London Overground National Rail
London UndergroundStockwell
Brixton Road
Brixton Pope's Rd
London Underground National RailBrixton
terminus
St Matthew's Rd

In late 2006 and early 2007 TfL consulted residents on their views of the following route options:

Camden Town – Mornington Crescent – Euston station – Tavistock Square – Russell Square – Holborn – Aldwych – South Bank – Waterloo

Waterloo – (either Lambeth North/Imperial War Museum/Kennington Cross or Elephant & Castle) – Oval – (either Stockwell or Brixton Road) – Brixton (either Pope's Road or Brixton St Matthew's Church)

Waterloo – St George's Circus – Elephant & Castle – Heygate Street – Thurlow Street – (either Burgess Park/Chandler Way or Wells Way/Southampton Way) – Peckham

Euston – (either Crowndale Road or Somers Town) – King's Cross

On 11 September 2007, TfL published the results of their 2007 consultation:[8]

References

  1. ↑ Cross River Tram Transport for London
  2. ↑ London SE1 Community Website – 29 May 2008
  3. ↑ London SE1 Community Website – 29 May 2008
  4. ↑ Webcast 18 July 2007 Mayor of London
  5. ↑ Cross River Tram under review says Boris Johnson London SE1 Community Website – 29 May 2008
  6. ↑ Mayour outlines 10-year plan for massive transport expansion Transport for London 6 November 2008
  7. ↑ London SE1 Community Website – 29 May 2008
  8. ↑ Transport for London. Public consultation on route options September 2007
Official consultation documents
Local campaigns
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