Northern line extension to Battersea

Northern line extension to Battersea
A redeveloped Battersea Power Station will be the new terminus for Charing Cross branch Northern line trains
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	London Underground
Status	Under construction
Locale	Wandsworth
Termini	Kennington Battersea Power Station
Stations	2
Operation
Planned opening	2020
Operator(s)	Transport for London
Technical
Line length	2 mi (3.22 km)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	45mph

The Northern line extension to Battersea is an extension of the London Underground Northern line currently under construction from Kennington to Battersea in South West London, terminating at the redeveloped Battersea Power Station. The extension will form a continuation of the Charing Cross branch of the line. Two new underground stations will be built at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms which will serve a new embassy district including, amongst others, the United States embassy and the Dutch embassy.

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 new US Embassy. Construction began in 2015, and the extension could be open by 2020. Battersea Power Station will be the new southern terminus, with a new station at Nine Elms on Wandsworth Road. Both stations will be in Travelcard Zone 1.

Provision will be made for a possible future extension to Clapham Junction by notifying the London Borough of Wandsworth of a reserved course under Battersea Park and subsequent streets.

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