Northern line extension to Battersea

A redeveloped Battersea Power Station will be the new terminus for "via Charing Cross" Northern line trains

Proposed site of Nine Elms station, currently a supermarket car park

The proposed route superimposed on the existing Tube map

The proposed route including possible further extension to Clapham Junction

The Northern line extension to Battersea is a planned extension of the London Underground Northern line to Battersea in South West London, from Kennington to the disused Battersea Power Station. The extension will form a continuation of the Charing Cross branch of the line.

The extension is a partially privately funded project by the site developers, SP Setia and Sime Darby, with contributions from other sources such as the proposed new US Embassy. Subject to permission from the Secretary of State for Transport to build and operate the extension and the required funding being in place, construction could begin in 2015, and the extension could be open by 2020.^[1][2] Battersea will be the new southern terminus, with a new station at Nine Elms on Wandsworth Road. Both new stations will be in Travelcard Zone 2.

Provision will be made for a possible future onward connection to Clapham Junction railway station by reserving a path running beneath Battersea Park.^[3]

History

A May 2010 consultation put forward four proposals (two with slightly different locations for Nine Elms station, one with an interchange at Vauxhall station for the Victoria line, and one with a direct link with no intermediate station).^[4] In the light of the results of the route option consultation, Transport for London decided to develop a route involving two new tube stations, one at Nine Elms, next to the junction of Wandsworth Road and Pascal Street, at a site currently used as a car park for the Nine Elms branch of Sainsbury's, and one serving Battersea Power Station. In addition to serving the mostly residential communities, Nine Elms station will also provide improved access for the nearby New Covent Garden Market and the proposed new US Embassy.

Major landowners and council leaders in London's Nine Elms area said in November 2010 that the extension could be funded largely from developer contributions and would provide an economic windfall for the entire Nine Elms regeneration area. At the inaugural meeting of the Nine Elms and Vauxhall Strategy Board, members were told that a study commissioned by the Greater London Authority had put the total cost for the new link at £560 million.^[5] Financing of the extension has been aided by the fact that the developers of the area have been made exempt from the Crossrail Levy and instead are required to pay towards the extension.^[6]

On 11 November 2010, Wandsworth Council granted planning permission for the development of the Battersea Power Station site, and this permission was then approved by the Mayor of London on 22 December 2010. Although the plans included a two station extension of the Northern Line from Kennington, the extension itself will be the subject of a separate planning process.^[7][8]

In June 2012, the Battersea Power Station site was sold to a Malaysian consortium, SP Setia and Sime Darby, following the bankruptcy of the former owner Real Estate Opportunities.^[9]

In November 2012, Transport for London launched a consultation on their preferred route option, giving people living in the area a chance to submit their views.^[10]

In December 2012, the Treasury confirmed that it will provide a guarantee that allows the Greater London Authority to borrow up to £1 billion from the Public Works Loan Board, at a preferential rate, to finance the construction of the line.^[11]

In April 2013, Transport for London applied for the legal powers of a Transport and Works Act Order to proceed with the extension.^[12]

On 19 November 2013, the Secretary of State for Transport announced the start of a public inquiry into the proposed construction of the extension. The inquiry was expected to last for around four weeks.^[13]

References

External links

• "Northern line extension". Transport for London. Retrieved 22 April 2012. 

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