One of several ongoing projects I have in London is to go to the end of every underground line. The London underground is very extensive and has 11 different lines. The underground opened in 1863. Parts of the line are on the surface, but a lot is underground, and the whole system is commonly known as the Tube. Nowadays there is not much new construction.
Monday 20 September 2021 was a special day, as 2 new stations on the new Northern line extension to Battersea opened. These are Nine Elms and the terminus Battersea Power Station. Construction began in 2015, and the extension is the first major expansion of the Underground since the Jubilee Line Extension opened in 1999.
The gates to Battersea Power Station opened around 5.20 am and the first train to Kennington left soon after. Currently the trains are only running about every 12 minutes out of peak time. I went from Kennington about 10.30, where the new line was signposted -
There were quite a few people waiting for the train. It took us through Nine Elms to Battersea Power Station. Needless to say both stations are big and bright and modern. Most people were taking photos and there were lots of staff and also some media, even though it was already mid morning.
The tube station is located between Battersea Power Station with all the new apartment blocks and the new Covent Garden market. This is the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market in the United Kingdom, located in Nine Elms, having relocated from central London.
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