Cross River Tram

Cross River Tram (CRT) is a Transport for London (TfL) proposal for a new tram that would run from Brixton and Peckham to Camden and King’s Cross via Euston and Waterloo.

Carrying an estimated 66 million passengers per year, it would help ease congestion on parts of the Underground and reduce journey times into central London from some areas in Lambeth.

What is happening with the tram now?

Unfortunately, the proposals to build the CRT are now on hold due to constraints on TfL’s funding. Future work will concentrate on working with the boroughs, the London Development Agency and the Greater London Authority to assess potential alternatives to the scheme. Recommendations from the study will form part of a future bid to Government for more funding.

How was the scheme was developed?

Initial public consultation on the concept of a possible tram scheme through Central and Inner London was undertaken in 2002 and it was revealed that over 90% of people supported it.

Further work since that time culminated in a number of possible route options for the tram being developed with consultation on these routes taking place between November 2006 and January 2007.

The route

This possible tram route (Adobe PDF file 76KB) document shows where the tram could go. The possible route options were designed to connect areas of huge opportunity in Lambeth where regeneration programmes are already underway.

During peak periods the trams would depart Brixton every four minutes, with trams every two minutes along the central section from Euston to Waterloo.

CRT would also interchange with 11 tube lines and four major rail stations.

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Further information

For further information on the scheme please call 020 7926 0080 or email crossriver@lambeth.gov.uk