Transport for London yesterday released pictures of the fit out at Battersea Power Station. Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms will be part of the northern line extension that is due to open in autumn 2021 and will take the number of London Underground stations up to 272. But what is the northern line extension?
The northern line is one of the more complicated lines, with different branches and trains terminating at various locations. There are currently 50 stations on the line, but an extension is currently being constructed from Kennington, where some trains terminate, to Battersea Power Station. This extension will link up with the redevelopment of the former coal-fired power station in Wandsworth. An icon of London was decommissioned in the 1970s and 80s and is now, controversial, being redeveloped into housing. Although, there were many plans for the iconic building and towers including a theme park, an eco dome, and
Chelsea FC considered building a stadium at the site, with a stand being built in the building of the former power station.
Nine Elms station is being constructed on Wandsworth Road close to the junction with Pascal Street. The new station is being constructed close to the former site of Nine Elms railway station, which closed to passengers in the 1840s, after just a decade of being in service. The new northern line station will serve the emerging Nine Elms area, the New Covent Garden Market and the new US embassy. Only trains from and via. the Charing Cross branch will utilise the new branch out to Battersea Power Station. 16 trains an hour are expected to travel to Nine Elms and onto the new terminus. Therefore, to travel via. the Bank branch, passengers will need to change at Kennington.
24 trains an hour currently terminate at Kennington from the Charing Cross branch. As 16 trains will continue on the new track, 8 trains will still terminate at Kennington. This means tube enthusiasts will still be able to use the infamous 'Kennington Loop'. When a train 'terminates' at Kennington, it goes round a loop of track from the southbound platforms and re-enters service on the north bound platforms. This is because there is no depot at Kennington. However, you are not actually allowed to stay on the train at Kennington and ride this loop.
There are already plans for an additional extension from Battersea Power Station to Clapham Junction. These works are subject to Crossrail 2 getting the green light. There is also plans in south London to
extend the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to New Cross Gate, with two intermediate stations on Old Kent Road. I end this post with a question to you as I need to point out that throughout this article I may have made a grammar blunder. A station is being called Battersea Power Station, so I should probably refer to the station is Battersea Power Station station?
The northern line is one of the more complicated lines, with different branches and trains terminating at various locations. There are currently 50 stations on the line, but an extension is currently being constructed from Kennington, where some trains terminate, to Battersea Power Station. This extension will link up with the redevelopment of the former coal-fired power station in Wandsworth. An icon of London was decommissioned in the 1970s and 80s and is now, controversial, being redeveloped into housing. Although, there were many plans for the iconic building and towers including a theme park, an eco dome, and Chelsea FC considered building a stadium at the site, with a stand being built in the building of the former power station.
Nine Elms station is being constructed on Wandsworth Road close to the junction with Pascal Street. The new station is being constructed close to the former site of Nine Elms railway station, which closed to passengers in the 1840s, after just a decade of being in service. The new northern line station will serve the emerging Nine Elms area, the New Covent Garden Market and the new US embassy. Only trains from and via. the Charing Cross branch will utilise the new branch out to Battersea Power Station. 16 trains an hour are expected to travel to Nine Elms and onto the new terminus. Therefore, to travel via. the Bank branch, passengers will need to change at Kennington. 
24 trains an hour currently terminate at Kennington from the Charing Cross branch. As 16 trains will continue on the new track, 8 trains will still terminate at Kennington. This means tube enthusiasts will still be able to use the infamous 'Kennington Loop'. When a train 'terminates' at Kennington, it goes round a loop of track from the southbound platforms and re-enters service on the north bound platforms. This is because there is no depot at Kennington. However, you are not actually allowed to stay on the train at Kennington and ride this loop. 
There are already plans for an additional extension from Battersea Power Station to Clapham Junction. These works are subject to Crossrail 2 getting the green light. There is also plans in south London to extend the Bakerloo line from Elephant & Castle to New Cross Gate, with two intermediate stations on Old Kent Road. I end this post with a question to you as I need to point out that throughout this article I may have made a grammar blunder. A station is being called Battersea Power Station, so I should probably refer to the station is Battersea Power Station station? 
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