Ampere Way tram stop

London Tram stations
name = Ampere Way

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zone = 3, 4, 5, 6
manager = Tramlink
locale = West Croydon
borough = London Borough of Croydon
start = 2000
platforms = 2

Ampere Way is a tram stop in the London Borough of Croydon, serving the Purley Way commercial area. Tramlink trams serve the stop, which is located opposite IKEA Croydon.

When the station opened, at the same time as Route 1, the station was named "Ampere Way" due to the proximity of the former Croydon Power Station. The two chimneys from the old power station still exist in the grounds of an IKEA store, and they have IKEA coloured bands near their tops.

The station was renamed to IKEA Ampere Way under a sponsorship deal [ [http://www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk/info/infra/stops.shtml Croydon Tramlink - The Unofficial Site ] ] on 18 October 2006, in order to promote the stop's location near IKEA's Croydon store [ [http://www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk/php/gallpic.php?Cat=IKEA+Ampere+Way&Desc=IKEA+Ampere+Way+after+Renaming&fn=/pictures/gallery/wimbledon/AmpereWay/IKEAAmpereWay.jpg&By=Desmond+Fitzgerald&Date=24/10/2006&ID=1581 http://www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk] ] .

By March 2008 the station had reverted back to its former name.

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