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Kate Plummer
Sep 20, 2021
London’s Northern line branch of the Underground has just got a lot more Southern.
Two new stations, Battersea Power Station... Station and Nine Elms, have opened on the line adding some two miles of South West London tunnel to the Tube map after a six-year testing period which cost £1.1bn.
The first trains out of the station were due to run at 5.28am and 100 excited passengers waited outside to mark the moment, which is the first tube extension since 1999. Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor even stopped by to have a gander and said it would “hugely improve the links between these vibrant, growing south London neighbourhoods and the rest of the capital.
He added: “The new stations are beautiful and I encourage Londoners and visitors to start using [them].
It is estimated that eight million passengers a year could eventually use the line and services will run every 10-12 minutes, doubling in frequency next year. The stations have been marked as Zone 1 and will help serve people living in the cursed swimming pool flat complex, among others, who need to travel into the city in just 15 minutes.
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Here are 13 photos and videos from the scene:
Loving the architecture at Nine Elms. #NineElms #NorthernLineExtension https://t.co/n0XMyEto84— Roundel Round We Go (@Roundel Round We Go) 1632116705
Nine Elms Station opens tomorrow! But did you know it’s not the first one..? https://t.co/7v6ulnwCTq— Look Up London (@Look Up London) 1632057241
Nine Elms! #NineElms #NorthernLineExtension https://t.co/XCeHgCaqVT— Roundel Round We Go (@Roundel Round We Go) 1632113268
The first passengers going into the new Battersea Power Station at 5am this morning https://t.co/NNx0Qsg338— James Walker (@James Walker) 1632117134
The magic moment when Battersea Power Station opened and I got in for the first passenger service at 0528am.… https://t.co/78Fss6EqCk— Lambeth Walker (@Lambeth Walker) 1632113957
Today marks the first major Tube extension this century as two new Northern line stations, Nine Elms and Battersea… https://t.co/maDJbRYuh3— Sky News (@Sky News) 1632125879
At the opening of Battersea Power Station, which would require a new roof to build flats on top of it. https://t.co/FIYOI1din9— Charlie Peters (@Charlie Peters) 1632126485
Awesome to be at Battersea Power Station on the opening day of the Northern Line Extension! 🚇 https://t.co/G999s2mUNi— James Potts (@James Potts) 1632124500
With @DodgeNeal outside the new Battersea Power Station station and his gorgeous McKnight Kauffer style poster … https://t.co/HSbIaZhjmp— Geoff Marshall (@Geoff Marshall) 1632115839
I cannot believe some people are obsessed enough to lose a tonne of sleep on a Monday morning just to ride the very… https://t.co/gf15ZeSErH— Elaine Scattermoon (@Elaine Scattermoon) 1632109969
Battersea Power Station Station 🤩😝 https://t.co/hlLIeiDtFG— Lewwy (@Lewwy) 1632129943
Time to get your Oyster card out.