When it was built between the wars they were farsighted enough to provide separate dual cycle lanes alongside the road, but when I last saw it over a decade ago they were used as bumper to bumper car parks. The extension's route was that planned for the unbuilt Watford and Edgware Railway (W&ER), using rights obtained from the earlier purchase of the W&ER (which had long intended an extension of the EH&LR Edgware route towards Watford). It is printed in black on the Tube map. [56][57] Running trains between all combinations of branches and the two central sections, as at present, means only 24 trains an hour can run through each of the central sections at peak times, because merging trains have to wait for each other at the junctions at Camden Town and Kennington. We've created a Facebook group for people who travel on London's bus, rail, Underground, Overground and DLR services. The Northern Line has been extended from Kennington to Battersea Power Station via Nine Elms +6 View gallery Transport for London said the extension will support around 25,000 new jobs and. The Northern Line Extension is the first major Tube extension this century and is supporting around 25,000 new jobs and more than 20,000 new homes. The station was planned to be named "Seymour Street" but was changed to Mornington Crescent. From the smallest ponds to the largest lakes, our experts are equipped to handle any size job. [69] A joint report by the Underground and its maintenance contractor Tube Lines concluded that poor track geometry was the main cause, and therefore extra friction arising out of striations (scratches) on a newly installed set of points had allowed the leading wheel of the last carriage to climb the rail and derail. [41][42], In January 2018, Transport for London announced that it would double the period during which it runs peak evening services in the central London section to tackle overcrowding. Northern Line extension to Battersea Bridge area (if not Clapham Junction) would help a poorly served area that side of Battersea Park. Option 3 seems to be replacing the existing rail line with a tram. Bringing the Tube to Battersea for the first time, the new line is also the first major extension to London's Tube network this century. Opened as Trinity Road, renamed 1 October 1950, Used as a terminus for some trains heading south. Its a pity that this extension doesnt serve Morden Station given thats the terminus where the empty trains are available. The junctions connecting the central branches to the southern branches are just south of Kennington station. [8] By 1907, the C&SLR had been further extended at both ends to run from Clapham Common to Euston. However it could soon look completely different, as there are a number of huge projects in the pipeline that would transform the entire London transport network. Plans to extend the South London tram service down towards Sutton have taken a step further with the publication of the results of a recent consultation. Future London Underground extensions and enhancements Working with TfL and its advertising partner, Global, brands will be able to use these new assets to share their exciting campaigns with customers. The tunnelling northwards from the original Highgate station (now Archway) had been completed, and the service to the rebuilt surface station at East Finchley started on 3 July 1939, but without the opening of the intermediate (new) Highgate Station, at the site of the LNER's station of the same name.