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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 surrounding Cross River Tram reaffirm how important it will be to central London's economy:

66 million is the number
of passenger journeys each year on CRT

7,000  is the number
of passengers carried per hour in peak periods

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 floor space 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 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.



Date checked/updated: 8 Oct 2007

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