and London & South East (renamed Network SouthEast in 1986) who operated commuter services in the London area. Services to Sanderstead ceased in May 1983 with closure of the Woodside and South Croydon Joint Railway. The privatisation era (1994-Present Day) Following privatisation of British Rail on 1 April 1994 the infrastructure at Elmers End station became the responsibility of Railtrack whilst a business unit operated the train services. On 13 October 1996 operation of the passenger services passed to Connex South Eastern who were originally due to run the franchise until 2011. In 1997 the line to Addiscombe closed – up to this point it was generally worked by a 2-car EMU connecting to and from Hayes services. The section to Woodside and part of the former route to Selsdon re-opened in 2000 as part of the Croydon Tramlink network. Following a number of accidents and financial issues Railtrack plc was sold to Network Rail on 3 October 2002 who became responsible for the infrastructure. On 27 June 2003 the Strategic Rail Authority decided to strip Connex of the franchise citing poor financial management and run the franchise itself. Connex South Eastern continued to operate the franchise until 8 November 2003 with the services transferring to the Strategic Rail Authority's South Eastern Trains subsidiary the following day. On 30 November 2005 the Department for Transport awarded Govia the Integrated Kent franchise. The services operated by South Eastern Trains transferred to Southeastern on 1 April 2006. Services National Rail National Rail services at Elmers End are operated by Southeastern using , , and EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 4 tph to London Charing Cross (2 of these run non-stop between and and 2 call at ) 4 tph to On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between Hayes and London Charing Cross via Lewisham. London Trams Tram services at Elmers End are operated by Tramlink. The tram stop is served by trams every 10 minutes to via Croydon. This is reduced to a tram every 15 minutes on Saturday evenings and Sundays. Services are operated using Bombardier CR4000 and Stadler Variobahn Trams. Connections London Buses routes 54, 356 and 289 serve the station from the adjacent Elmers End Interchange. See also Addiscombe Line Woodside and South Croydon Railway Notes References External links Elmers End tram Stop – Timetables and live departures at Transport