Battersea Power Station is a

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station in

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, which forms the terminus of the

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. Partially funded by the redevelopment of

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, the station serves the redevelopment site, as well as

itself. The station is located on Battersea Park Road, close to

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and a short walking distance from

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. The line and station opened on 20 September 2021. It is the only station on the London Underground network to include the word 'station' in its name.

Services

The station is located in Zone 1, and is served by the

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as part of the

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from

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to serve the redevelopment of

. Trains from Battersea Power Station only run via

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as the branch is an extension off the Kennington loop. The station serves as the terminus for the new branch, with a crossover junction prior to the station allowing trains to terminate in either platform. Overrun tunnels underneath Battersea Dogs & Cats Home were proposed, however these were omitted to save money. Provision has been made for a possible future extension to

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. The station also serves as an out-of-station interchange with

Service pattern

*8tph to

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via Charing Cross (increases to 10tph in the peak) *2tph to Mill Hill East via Charing Cross

Connections

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routes 156, 344 and

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serve the station.

Design

Sunset,_Sunrise,_Sunset_by_Alexandre_da_Cunha

The station was designed and built by a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Ferrovial Agroman, with station entrance architecture by Grimshaw. The station design allows for future installation of

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commissioned the artist

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to install a permanent piece of artwork in the ticket hall of the station: a kinetic sculpture, using a rotating billboard entitled ''Sunset, Sunrise, Sunset''.

History

Construction

The station was given final approval by the

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in November 2014, and construction began in 2015, with completion originally scheduled for 2020. Tunnelling of the Northern line extension began at Battersea, with the two

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s, Helen and Amy, departing the site in March 2017 to dig the running tunnels of the extended line. In the draft edition of the Transport for London (TfL) "Business Plan 2014", issued as part of the TfL Board papers for their meeting on 10 December 2014, the map ''TfL's Rail Transport Network at 2021'' labelled the terminus as "Battersea Power Station", instead of just "Battersea" as had appeared on previous publications. In December 2015, TfL confirmed that the name of the station will be "Battersea Power Station". This means that it is the only station on the Underground to have the word "station" in its official name. There has been some confusion as to whether to construct the name as "Battersea Power (S/s)tation" or "Battersea Power Station station". In December 2018, the

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, announced that the project would be delayed until September 2021 at the earliest, "to increase the station's capacity to cope with a higher number of passengers than originally forecast". By June 2019, major tunnelling and track works had been completed, with an engineering train running on the extension for the first time. By February 2020, construction of the station was nearly complete, with platforms, escalators and the London Underground roundel installed on the station. The first London Underground train ran onto the extension over the 2020 Christmas period, marking the start of the signal testing period.

Opening

The station opened on 20 September 2021. In September 2022, TfL announced that over 5 million trips had been made on the extension since opening, with an average of 80,000 trips a week at Battersea Power Station. Battersea Power Station noted that demand will increase further, as the Power Station reopened as an office and retail complex in October 2022. TfL estimate that demand could increase to 10 million a year by 2024/25.

References

External links

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Northern Line Extension from TfL
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