Feasibility study sees no major obstacle to creating Clapham Junction Tube station

By Charlotte Lillywhite, Native Democracy Reporter

An investigation has discovered there are not any bodily constraints to extending the Northern line to Clapham Junction, in a lift to the proposal.

Wandsworth council stated there are not any engineering or geological restrictions that may stop the London Underground being prolonged to the busy station, after finishing preliminary investigations into the proposal.

Labour councillor Jenny Yates, cupboard member for transport, stated the findings of the research will issue into any long-term plans for the world. The key station, managed by Community Rail, is dwelling to the Overground and Nationwide Rail providers, nevertheless it doesn’t have an Underground line.

9 Elms and Battersea Energy Station opened as the most recent stations on the Northern line in 2021. Transport for London (TfL) beforehand stated it designed these stations in such a method that may permit for an extra extension to Clapham Junction sooner or later, though it had no present plans to take action.

A brand new report by council officers stated extending the Northern line to Clapham Junction might appeal to extra passengers, scale back overcrowding on current providers and help improvement within the space. It confirmed the authority has now accomplished an preliminary feasibility research into the potential extension.

It comes as a part of wider plans being drawn up for the regeneration of Clapham Junction. The London Plan 2021, from the Better London Authority (GLA), signifies the world might accommodate 2,500 new properties and a pair of,500 additional jobs, on high of the capability for progress within the Winstanley and York Highway regeneration space.

The council is placing collectively a masterplan for Clapham Junction to translate these insurance policies into improvement proposals. It’s working with stakeholders, together with the GLA, TfL, Community Rail and landowners, to fulfill rising targets for the world and to enhance the station.

The report stated: “The primary stage of the work has been addressing the chance to resolve the station’s points with circulation and capability while additionally enabling higher entry throughout the railway for the advantage of each passengers and non-passengers.”

The authority is finishing up a public session asking for individuals’s views on Clapham Junction.

Cllr Yates stated: “Clapham Junction is a thriving purchasing, residential and leisure district and one of many key transport hubs within the borough. We consider there’s much more potential that may be unlocked within the space and that’s the reason we’re working with the area people and key companions on a brand new masterplan.”

Pictured high: View to town from Clapham Junction rail station (Image: Facundo Arrizabalaga)

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