Wandsworth Council welcomes new accessible Tube entrance for Battersea residents

The new entrance, now open at Battersea Power Station’s Electric Boulevard, is an important milestone in providing quicker and more direct access to the station for residents in the wider Battersea area and those visiting or working in the area.

The council is also working together with Battersea Power Station, Network Rail and TfL on plans to open a new walking route under Battersea Bridge Road which will give local residents a safe, traffic-free journey to the new Underground entrance. Future improvements to Stewarts Road are being developed with community input ahead of construction next year.

Simon Hogg, Leader of Wandsworth Council, joined Seb Dance, Deputy Mayor for Transport, and Andy Lord, London’s Transport Commissioner, together with Sam Cotton, Interim CEO of Battersea Power Station Development Company, as the new entrance was officially opened. They were accompanied by local four-legged residents from the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, which is just a three-minute walk from the station.

Improve connections to the wider local area

Simon Hogg said: "Together with local residents we’re excited to see the opening of this long-awaited and accessible second station entrance as a result of our partnership. It’s a long-held vision to better improve these connections to the wider local area so that Battersea residents living to the south and south west can quickly and safely reach the station to access the benefits of this popular Tube line."

The new entrance has two escalators and a lift and provides additional capacity, helping to future-proof the station for projected increases in customer demand. It was funded by Battersea Power Station (BPS), Transport for London (TfL), the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Wandsworth Council.

Seb Dance, Deputy Mayor of London for Transport, said: "London is for everyone, and the Mayor and I are committed to making our transport network as accessible as possible, enabling more people to enjoy all our great city has to offer. Opening this new station entrance in Battersea will support our ongoing work to deliver the Mayor’s ambitious target of making 50 per cent of the network step-free by 2030 and building a better, fairer, more accessible London for everyone."

The new Zone 1 London Underground station at Battersea Power Station opened four years ago, alongside the Northern Line Extension’s other new Tube station at Nine Elms, both of which are step-free.

In the past year, the Northern Line Extension has seen 13.4 million journeys which is at the top end of TfL’s estimates from previous modelling. Battersea Power Station is the busier of the two new stations, seeing 9.4 million trips in the past year, with Nine Elms clocking just over 4 million trips.

Sam Cotton, Interim CEO of Battersea Power Station Development Company, said: "The opening of the Electric Boulevard Entrance is an important milestone for Battersea Power Station as we continue to progress this ambitious regeneration project, and plan for future growth with nearly half of the neighbourhood still to be delivered.

"The Northern Line Extension has not only been transformative for our neighbourhood, becoming essential to our 3,000-plus residents, 7,500 workers and millions of visitors, but helps to support the jobs and livelihoods of people from across the Borough of Wandsworth, demonstrating the real and tangible impact of great public transport links.”

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