A Tramlink extension plan to increase capacity by an extra 1,600 passengers an hour is one step closer after consultation results were announced.

Transport for London (TfL) is proposing to build a new loop near East Croydon station and last November people were invited to have their say by choosing from three options.

It has been announced the most popular option was to have a loop where trams are routed anticlockwise via Dingwall Road and Lansdowne Road.

For trams timetabled to use the loop, travelling west, the tram would leave East Croydon and turn right into Dingwall Road, travelling northbound to the junction with Lansdowne Road.

After turning into Lansdowne Road, trams would call at a new tram stop on the north side of the highway, near Emerald House.

On departing the new tram stop on Lansdowne Road, the tram would then head west, turning into Wellesley Road, where it would join the southbound carriageway, before rejoining George Street and travelling back east.

TfL want people to have their say on these more detailed plans by taking part in a consultation that runs until June 28.

Gareth Powell, TfL’s director of strategy and service development, said: “The success of the tram network since it began 15 years ago is outstanding, with passenger numbers expected to double by 2030.

"The Dingwall Road loop is the next step of a series of improvements that will deliver extra passenger capacity.”

Subject to the consultation, funding and the proposal being endorsed by the Mayor of London, TfL intends to apply to the Department for Transport for powers to construct and operate the Dingwall Road loop through a Transport and Works Act Order in the autumn.

Building works are anticipated to start in spring 2017 and be operational by autumn 2019.

Go to consultations.tfl.gov.uk/tramlink/dingwall-road-loop-extension.