Nine Elms London Underground
Nine Elms station building, September 2021
Nine Elms is located in Greater London
Nine Elms
Nine Elms
Location of Nine Elms in Greater London
LocationNine Elms
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lambeth
Managed byLondon Underground
OwnerTransport for London
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes
Fare zone1
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Not opened[1]
2019Not opened[2]
2020Not opened[3]
2021Increase 1.16 million[4]
2022Increase 3.47 million[5]
Key dates
20 September 2021Opened
Other information
WGS8451°28′48″N 0°07′43″W / 51.48000°N 0.12850°W / 51.48000; -0.12850
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Nine Elms is a London Underground station in Nine Elms, London. The station opened on 20 September 2021,[6] as part of the Northern line extension to Battersea. It serves the rapidly growing area,[7] New Covent Garden Market and the Embassy of the United States.

It is close to the site of the former Nine Elms railway station, once the terminus of the London and South Western Railway.

Services

Main article: Northern line extension to Battersea

The station is in Zone 1, served by the Northern line as part of the two-station extension from Kennington. The extension runs on to the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.

Service pattern

Connections

London Buses routes 77, 87, 196, 452 and night route N87 serve the station.[9]

Design

The station entrance was designed by Grimshaw,[10][11] and the future over-station development will be designed by Assael Architecture.[12] Design provisions for potential future installation of platform screen doors have been added to the station.[13][14]

In September 2019, Art on the Underground announced that the artist Samara Scott had been commissioned to install a permanent artwork in the station's ticket hall.[15][16] Before the opening of the extension in September 2021, it was confirmed that this artwork was not installed due to technical reasons.[17] Another commission will take place for artwork at the station in future.[17]

In October 2023, a Labyrinth by artist Mark Wallinger was installed at the station, marking 10 years of the artworks and the 160th anniversary of the London Underground.[18]

Space around the station

New Covent Garden - external view circa 2005 with the now demolished Market Towers in the background

The future over-station development will provide over 400 new homes (with 40 per cent being affordable), office space, retail and a new public square serving the station.[19] This will allow Transport for London to recoup some of the costs of building the station, as well as providing long-term revenue for TfL.[20]

An archway under the Nine Elms to Waterloo Viaduct has been opened up as a pedestrian route, allowing easier north–south access through the area, as well as improving access to the Embassy Gardens and US Embassy developments.[21]

A large Sainsbury’s superstore was demolished to make way for the station and was rebuilt and reopened in 2016.[22] The new store is directly adjacent to the station.

History

Construction

The station was given the final approval by the Secretary of State for Transport in November 2014,[23][24] and construction began in 2015.[25] The station was built using the cut-and-cover station box method, ensuring easy access during construction, as well as allowing future construction of a mixed-use development on top of the station.[26]

The station was projected to open along with the rest of the extension in 2020,[7] but in December 2018, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced that the project's opening would be delayed for a year.[27]

Platforms

By June 2019, major tunnelling and track works had been completed, with an engineering train running on the extension for the first time.[28] By February 2020, construction of the station was nearly complete, with platforms, escalators and the London Underground roundel installed on the station.[29]

Opening

The station opened on 20 September 2021.[30]

In September 2022, TfL announced that over 5 million trips had been made on the extension since opening, with an average of 40,000 trips a week at Nine Elms, around half that of Battersea Power Station.[31]

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ Paton, James (20 September 2021). "London Bets $1.5 Billion Tube Extension Will Spur Jobs, Business". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Nine Elms on the South Bank". Nine Elms on the South Bank. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Lydall, Ross (23 September 2022). "Five million trips on Northern line extension". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 September 2022. The number of trains on the route was doubled in June, from six to 12 trains per hour during peak times, and from five to 10 trains per hour off-peak.
  9. ^ "Buses from Nine Elms and New Covent Garden Market" (PDF). TfL. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Battersea Station receives planning approval". Grimshaw Architects. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  11. ^ "The first new #NorthernLine stations in 80 years are open to the public on 20 September. Our design of #NineElms and #BatterseaPowerStation achieved internal architectural character through the expression of high-quality structural elements. Plan your trip to see the new stations". Twitter. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  12. ^ "20/02331/FUL | Full 'slot-in' planning application for residential led mixed-use development above and surrounding Nine Elms Station, comprising three new residential buildings of 21 storeys, 16 storeys and 17 storeys (Use Class C3) providing a total of 479 homes, plus small scale commercial floorspace of 108m2 (Expanded Use Classes A1-A5 and D1), works within the Nine Elms Station 'boxes', a new public square, and associated works. | 10 Pascal Street London SW8 4SH". London Borough of Lambeth. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  13. ^ New Battersea Tube Extension - Your Questions Answered, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 4 October 2021
  14. ^ FOI Request - Provision for Platform Edge Doors at Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station, retrieved 20 August 2023
  15. ^ "A New Permanent Artwork for Nine Elms". Art on the Underground. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Artworks announced for Battersea and Nine Elms Northern Line stations". Wandsworth Borough Council. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  17. ^ a b Art on the Underground (3 September 2021). "The artwork at Nine Elms as originally conceived by artist Samara Scott will not be able to go ahead for technical reasons. Details of a commission for a permanent artwork at this station will be announced in due course". Twitter. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  18. ^ Lawrence, India (20 October 2023). "Two more tube stations now have these iconic maze designs". Time Out London. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Give My View – Nine Elms". Give my view. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  20. ^ "TfL given the greenlight for development above future Nine Elms Tube station" (Press release). Transport for London. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  21. ^ "New connections: Arch 42". Nine Elms on the South Bank. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Nine Elms on the South Bank".
  23. ^ "Northern Line extension to Battersea and Nine Elms given go-ahead". BBC News. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  24. ^ "Northern line extension to Battersea gets go-ahead" (Press release). Transport for London. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Tube on its way to Battersea as work starts on Northern line extension". Wandsworth Borough Council.
  26. ^ "Excavation and tunnelling at Nine Elms makes way for TfL's new underground station and Over Station Development | aspireDM". aspireDM. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Northern Line extension to Battersea Power Station faces 12-month delay in latest TfL setback". CityAM. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  28. ^ "Northern Line trains on track for Nine Elms". Wandsworth Borough Council. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  29. ^ "Battersea Power Station signs unveiled at new Northern Line hub". Evening Standard. London. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  30. ^ "Northern line extension: Two new Tube stations open". BBC News. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  31. ^ Lydall, Ross (23 September 2022). "Five million trips on Northern line extension". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

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