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Address: Kirtling St, Nine Elms, London SW11 8AL
Opened: 20th September 2021
Station Code: BAT
Fare Zone: 1

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch)

Service Pattern(s):

8 Trains Per Hour to High Barnet
2 Trains Per Hour to Mill Hill East

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Interchange(s)

OSI: National Rail

Battersea Park – 450 metres
Queenstown Road – 700 metres

Station History

Approval for an Underground station as part of the Battersea Park redevelopment was granted by the Secretary of State for Transport in November 2014.

Construction of Battersea Power Station and its connection to the network, partly funded by the developers of the surrounding area began in 2015.

The station itself is a joint design and construction venture between Laing O’Rourke, Ferrovial Agroman and Grimshaw, with the latter responsible for the station entrance.

Tunnelling work to connect the station to the Northern Line at Kennington saw two tunnel-boring machines depart from the Battersea site in March 2017.

Due to the desire of the Mayor of London to ‘increase the station’s capacity to cope with a higher number of passengers than originally forecast’, the project completion was delayed until September 2021 ‘at the earliest’.

Completion of tunnelling and associated trackwork was completed in June 2019, with the station, its platforms and escalators nearing completion in February 2020. The first train ran over the new extension during the 2020 Christmas engineering period, which marked the start of signal and infrastructure testing.

Following the completion of testing, the station was opened for traffic on 20th September 2021.

Wandsworth Council have repeatedly expressed their desire for London Underground to extend the Northern Line to Clapham Junction and, although no funding or plas have yet been released, active provision for the extension was included in Battersea Power Station’s construction.

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Address: Pallister Rd, London W14 9EA
Opened: 9th October 1905
Station Code: BAC
Fare Zone: 2

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

District Line
Piccadilly Line

Service Pattern(s):

District Line
12 trains per hour to Upminster
6 trains per hour to Ealing Broadway
6 trains per hour to Richmond

Piccadilly Line
18 trains per hour to Cockfosters
3 trains per hour to Arnos Grove
6 trains per hour to Heathrow Terminal 5
6 trains per hour to Heathrow Terminal 4
3 trains per hour to Northfields
3 trains per hour to Rayners Lane
3 trains per hour to Uxbridge

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Interchange(s)

None

Station History

Although the District Railway laid their new extension from Earl’s Court to Hammersmith in 1874, no station was provided here due to the rural nature of the Baron’s Court area.

The turn of the 20th century saw the situation change with rapid housing development taking place. This change led to the District Railway constructing a station at Barons Court that opened for service on 9th October 1905.

Services through the station were improved fourteen months later, when the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened their line from Hammersmith to Finsbury Park on 15th December 1906.

The formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 saw both the District and GNP&BR Railways absorbed into London Underground, becoming the District and Piccadilly Lines respectively.

Barons Court’s Harry Ford designed station building, which was similar to those provided at Earl’s Court and Hammersmith was granted Grade II Listed status as a building of architectural interest on 14th February 1985.

During the 1990s, the station’s original features inclusing its terracotta tiling and unique platform benches were carefully restored to original condition.

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Address: Station Rd, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex IG6 1NB
Opened: 1st May 1903
Station Code: BAR
Fare Zone: 4

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Central Line

Service Pattern(s):

9 trains per hour to Ealing Broadway
3 trains per hour to White City
9 trains per hour to Hainault
3 trains per hour to Newbury Park

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Interchange(s)

None

Station History

Barkingside Station was opened on their Fairlop Loop branch from Woodford to Ilford via Hainault by the Great Eastern Railway on 1st May 1903.

With the outbreak of World War I several economies had to be made and the station, along with the line was closed to passenger traffic from 21st May 1916 until 30th June 1919.

The Railways Act 1921 saw the Great Eastern amalgamated with other companies to become part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.

Creation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 and their proposed 1935-1940 ‘New Works Programme’ saw the majority of the Fairlop Loop transferred from LNER ownership to the new body, intending to utilise it as part of the Eastern extension of the Central Line. Work on the conversion began in 1938 but was paused a year later due to World War II and did not restart until 1946.

The final steam-operated service ran on the line on 29th November 1947 when the line and its stations were closed to allow electrification work to take place. This was completed, and the first electric Central Line service ran through the station on 31st May 1948.

The long disused station goods yard was closed, and the track lifted on 4th October 1965.

Due to it being classed a structure of architectural significance, the station building, designed by William Burgess, was granted Grade II Listed Status on 22nd February 1979.

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Address: Station Parade, Barking IG11 8TU
Opened: 13 April 1854
Station Code: BAG
Fare Zone: 4

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

District Line
Hammersmith & City Line

Service Pattern(s):

District Line:
12 trains per hour to Upminster
6 trains per hour to Ealing Broadway
6 trains per hour to Richmond

Hammersmith & City Line:
6 trains per hour to Hammersmith

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Interchange(s)

National Rail, London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside

Station History

Barking station was opened by the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway on their new line to Tilbury on 13 April 1854. Following the construction of two further new lines by the LT&SR, the station was extensively rebuilt in 1889.

9 July 1894 saw the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway (a joint enterprise between the Midland Railway and the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway), open their line which connected to the existing LTSR line at Woodgrange Park. From opening, the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway services (operated by the Midland Railway) ran through to Barking and beyond.

Services operated by the District Railway arrived at Barking in 1902, however these were withdrawn in 1905 when electrification of the line was paused at East Ham. Barking did not regain its District Line service until the continuation of the electrification arrived in 1908. Further electrification saw the District Line service extended to Upminster in 1932, closely followed by the arrival of Metropolitan Line services in 1936.

Following the nationalisation of British Railways in 1948, the station came under the ownership of the Eastern Region. Architects H.H. Powell and John Ward were charged with designing a new booking hall for the station and construction began in 1959 with the station being reopened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1961.

The Station booking hall was granted Grade II listed status by English Heritage (now Historic England) on 24th November 1995.

Barking is the second busiest Underground station outside of Zones 1 and 2.

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Address: Aldersgate St, London
EC1A 4JA
Opened: 23rd December 1865
Station Code: BAB
Fare Zone: 1

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Circle Line
Hammersmith & City Line
Metropolitan Line

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Service Pattern(s):

Circle Line
6 trains Per Hour clockwise to Edgware Road
6 Trains Per Hour anti-clockwise to Hammersmith

Hammersmith & City Line
6 Trains Per Hour eastbound to Barking
6 Trains Per Hour westbound to Hammersmith

Metropolitan Line
12 trains per hour eastbound to Aldgate
2 trains per hour westbound to Amersham (all stations)
2 trains per hour westbound to Chesham (all stations)
8 trains per hour westbound to Uxbridge (all stations)

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Interchange(s)

None

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Station History

Aldersgate Street Station was opened by the Metropolitan Railway on their extension from Farringdon to Moorgate on 23rd December 1865.

Becoming a victim of its own success, the Metropolitan Railway constructed another pair of tracks between King’s Cross and Moorgate known as the City Widened Lines to allow other railway companies to access the area without interrupting the passenger service.

The new lines opened, with the first trains run by the Great Northern Railway in 1868, followed by the Midland Railway.

The station name was simplified on 1st November 1910 when the station became Aldersgate, before being renamed to Aldersgate and Barbican Station on 24th October 1924.

Following the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, the Metropolitan Railway was absorbed by the new entity, becoming the Metropolitan Line. Mainline rail services remained under the ownership of their existing companies.

During World War II, the station and its surrounding area suffered severe bomb damage during German air raids, including one in December 1940 that caused most of the building above the station to collapse. This also caused a blockage of the line and severe disruption to train services.

The remains of the bomb-damaged building were removed and, in 1955 the remainder of the street-level building accessing the station was demolished.

As part of the planning for the Barbican Estate, 500 metres of the Metropolitan Line was relaid in tunnels between the station and Moorgate between 1963 and 1965.

The station was renamed for the final time on 1st December 1968 when to better fit the surrounding area, it was simplified to Barbican station.

Having passed to British Railways in 1948 and continued through privatisation, the final mainline rail services through the station ran in March 2009 when, as part of the Thameslink Programme, the line was severed at Farringdon to allow the platforms there to be lengthened.

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Address: Princes St, London
EC3V 3LA
Opened: 25th February 1900
Station Code: BAN
Fare Zone: 1

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Central Line
Northern Line (Bank Branch)
Waterloo & City Line

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Service Pattern(s):

Central Line
9 trains Per Hour to West Ruislip
9 Trains Per Hour to Ealing Broadway
3 Trains Per Hour to Northolt
6 Trains Per Hour to Hainault
6 Trains Per Hour to Hainault via Newbury Park
3 Trains Per Hour to Loughton
9 Trains Per Hour to Epping

Northern Line
10 Trains Per Hour to Edgware
2 Trains Per Hour to Mill Hill East
8 Trains Per Hour to High Barnet
20 Trains Per Hour to Morden

Waterloo & City Line (M-F Only)
5 Trains Per Hour to Waterloo

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Interchange(s)

Docklands Light Railway

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Station History

Although the Waterloo & City Railway had constructed and opened its City Station under Queen Victoria Street on 8th August 1898, it was not until the City and South London Railway constructed its extension from London Bridge to Moorgate that a station called Bank was opened on 25th February 1900.

The Central London Railway arrived just over five months later, when they opened platforms at Bank on 30th July 1900 to act as the terminus of their line from Shepherds Bush. Also at this time, a connection was provided from the two separate booking halls to the W&CR platforms to allow interchange.

However, the platforms themselves were not connected between the routes and this was only achieved when a network of pedestrian subways, along with underground passageways and escalators were constructed in 1924.

Further change occurred a year later when the existing CLR and C&SLR booking halls were combined during the reconstruction of the Bank of England, when a new structure was provided, including an entrance in the wall of the Bank itself.

The formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 saw several changes made. The Central London Railway became the Central London Line, with the City & South London’s line from Kennington to Euston via the City being renamed the Hampstead-City Line. Major changes were also made at the station when on 8th September 1933, a connecting passageway and escalators were opened between Bank and Monument stations, making them the first (and so far only) pair of stations with a physical link.

The Hampstead-City Line was renamed alongside the other former C&SLR services, becoming the Northern Line on 28th August 1937.

Following the outbreak of World War II, Bank station became one of a number of deep-level stations used as air raid shelters. On 11th January 1940 the street above the station was struck by a large bomb killing 56 and injuring 111 people, mainly those sheltering there. After the removal of the debris, a temporary bridge was installed over the bomb crater and, although the station remained closed until two months later, services continued to run on the Central and Northern Lines.

The platforms of the Waterloo & City Railway, now operated by the London & South Western Railway, were renamed from City to Bank on 28th October 1940. Nationalisation of the railways saw the Waterloo and City become part of British Railways Southern Region on 1st January 1948.

Access to the W&C Line platforms was addressed in September 1960 when a pair of 303ft (92m) moving walkways were installed, although the original sloping access ramps were refurbished and retained for use.

Further change of operators following sectorisation saw the Waterloo & City Line become part of the London & Southeast sector in 1982, being renamed to Network Southeast on 10th June 1986.

With the opening of the Docklands Light Railway in August 1987, there was a desire to construct a branch into the City of London as the present terminus at Tower Gateway was not very well connected. The new branch connecting the existing network to Bank was opened in July 1991.

January 1994 saw the station undergo major refurbishment with new escaltors and lighting being installed along with repanelling of the station walkways and ticket hall, the works were completed in 1997. Also in 1994, the Waterloo & City line passed to London Underground ownership.

First proposed in 2008, a new step-free entrance on Cannon Street Station began construction in November 2015, followed by a rolling programme of improvements to station access commencing in 2016 due to TfL’s assertion that the station was reaching saturation point.

During these works, a new section of tunnel was bored for the Northern Line and the southbound platform was relocated, allowing the original platform to be converted into a passenger circulation space. Works also included the provision of new pedestrian tunnels between the Central and Northern Lines, along with new escalators between the Northern Line and DLR.

The works below ground were substantially completed by the end of of 2022, with the new Cannon Street entrance being opened for public use on 27th February 2023.

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Address: Balham High Rd, London SW12 9BW
Opened: 6th December 1926
Station Code: BLM
Fare Zone: 3

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London Underground Line(s) Served:

Northern Line (Bank Branch)

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Service Pattern(s):

10 Trains Per Hour to Edgware via Bank
2 Trains Per Hour to Mill Hill East via Bank
8 Trains Per Hour to High Barnet via Bank
20 Trains Per Hour to Morden

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Interchange(s)

National Rail: Southern

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Station History

Charles Holden designed Balham Station was the last to open on the City and South London Railway‘s extension from Clapham Common to Morden on 6th December 1926, the other stations and the line having opened on 13th September of that year.

Holden designed the station to fit a confined area, with entrances on the east and west sides of Balham High Road linked via a pedestrian subway. The station’s construction from white Portland stone with large glazed screens allowed natural light to flood the ticket halls and subway, creating a welcoming feel.

The formation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933 saw the C&SLR amalgamated with other lines to form London Underground, becoming the Northern Line.

With the outbreak of World War II, Balham was designated as one of the deep-level stations to be used as a civilian air raid shelter.

During an air raid on the evening of 14th October 1940 a large fragmentation bomb was dropped on the road above the northern end of the platforms. The crater left by the device was crashed into by a bus, causing the northbound platform tunnel to collapse and fill with earth, water and sewage from the fractured mains and sewers.

The effects of the explosion, combined with the flooding of the entire station led to the deaths of 64 civilians and 4 railway staff with over 70 people injured. The line was closed between Tooting Bec and Clapham Common to allow repairs to take place, with the work completed and the station reopened on 12th January 1941.

Nothing of any note occurred at the station for the next forty six years when the station buildings, platforms and passageways were granted Grade II Listed Status on 16th June 1987.

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