Cross River Tram
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The Cross River Tram, or Cross River Transit, is a proposed tram system in London to connect Camden Town to King's Cross, Peckham and Brixton. It is envisaged to relieve overcrowding on the underground, and to provide connections to areas currently without good public transport.
Subject to funding, it could be operational by 2016.
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[edit] Proposed Route
- Camden Town to Waterloo
Camden Town - Mornington Crescent - Euston - Tavistock Square - Russell Square - Holborn - Aldwych - South Bank - Waterloo
- Waterloo to Brixton
Waterloo - Lambeth North - Imperial War Museum - Kennington Cross - Oval - Albert Square - Stockwell - Stockwell Green - Academy - Brixton Pope's Road
- Waterloo to Peckham
Waterloo - St. George's Circus - Elephant & Castle North - Elephant & Castle - Elephant & Castle South - Catesbury Street - East Street - Albany Road - Burgess Park/Wells Way - Chandler Way - Kelly Avenue - Peckham Arch - Peckham Bus Station
- Camden Town to King's Cross
Camden Town - Mornington Crescent - St. Pancras Hospital - King's Cross St. Pancras
[edit] Opposition
The proposal has been generally well received although some community groups have shown opposition to the scheme. Several state that TfL have not been clear enough with their plans, and have not released all of the necessary information.
[edit] Peckham
Some residents in the district have complained that TfL have not voluntarily released enough information. One option for the depot involves using land near Peckham town centre which opponents say was wrongly described as derelict. Other sites are available and TfL has not yet decided where to place the Depot, consultation to decide this will follow the selection of the route to be taken. Peckham Vision, which is a group of local residents, artists, businesses faith and other community groups campaigning for an integrated development of Peckham Town Centre, claim that TfL's preference for Peckham followed a flawed selection process in which the proposed site was wrongly described as "derelict" and not compared fairly with others.[citation needed] TfL's own consultants have recommended that a comprehensive review of all tram depot sites along the proposed tram route should be undertaken (Tram Berthing and Maintenance Facility Phase 2 Report Sep, 2006)[citation needed]. Campaigners in Peckham are calling for this review to be undertaken before the public are asked to give their views on the choice of depot sites.
