The Anonymous Widower

The Nightmare That Is Croydon

I went to IKEA at Croydon, as I needed to get some drawers and seat cushions, which weren’t in stock at Edmonton. The easiest way to get there is to take the Overground to West Croydon and then get the Tramlink to Ampere Way.

The Nightmare That Is Croydon

This picture sums it all up. There was no signposting to the westbound tram stops and in the end, I had to cross the road in a long subway, take an eastbound tram and then walk across to a westbound one.

It really needs a good sort-out and it not up to the usual standard that Londoners expect.

They could also make it a lot more pedestrian friendly crossing thev road at West Croydon station and getting to and from the tram at IKEA.

They could start by putting up some proper signs to direct people who want to go west from West Croydon.  It would probably at the moment mean going via East Croydon, but then hopefully signs would stop people from getting lost, like I did!

At least two pedestrian crossings with lights also need to be installed. or does Croydon have a policy of discouraging pedestrians.  After all they do make bit of a mess to the motor, if you hit one hard.

There doesn’t seem to be any plans to route some westbound trains past West Croydon station, but then it does seem to me, that it’s now too late, as logically, this should have been done, when the initial lines were laid down.

November 14, 2013 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | IKEA, London, London Overground, Trams, Walking