Tram facts and figures

London needs quality surface transport which alleviates pressure on existing public transport and provides a fast reliable link into the centre from some of the most socially excluded areas in the country. The facts and figures surronding the tram back up how important it will be to cental London's economy

• 60 million is the number
  of passenger journeys each year on CRT
   
  
• 10,000  is the number
  of passengers carried per hour in peak periods
  
  
• 2012 is the date
  by which Transport for London hope to deliver the project. CRP is striving to bring that date forward
   
• 92 is the percentage
  of respondents who were in favour of the scheme, from public consultation in 2002
  
  
• £7 billion is the estimated investment 
  into regeneration projects along the route of the tram
  
  
• 16.5km is the total length
  of the route of Cross River Tram
   
• 200,000 is the number
  of residents who will served by the tram
  
  
• 22 is the number
  of wards adjoining the route of the tram
    
• 13 is the number
  of those wards ranked among the most deprived in the country
   
• 5,000 is the number
  of private housing units CRT can contribute towards as part of (re)development of sites along its route
   
• 6,700 is the number
  of affordable housing units CRT can contribute towards as part of (re)development of sites along its route
   
• 1,100,000m²  
  is the amount of office floorspace CRT can contribute towards as part of (re)development of sites along its route
   
• 78,000 is the number
  of jobs CRT can contribute towards as part of (re)development of sites along its route
   
• 31 is the approximate number
  of stops along the route of Cross River Tram
  
  
• 6 is the number
  of interchanges with National Rail stations
   
• 12 is the approximate number
  of interchanges with Underground stations on nine different lines

• 18 is the number
  of major tourist attractions served by the CRT
  
  
• 300 is the number
  of people carried in a 40m long tram
  
  
• 30 is the number
  of trams per hour in each direction along the central section of the route
  
  
• £455 million is the likely cost 
  of the entire scheme