Kennington tube station

Kennington tube station is a London Underground station in Kennington, on both the Charing Cross and Bank branches of the Northern Line. Its neighbours to the north are Waterloo on the Charing Cross branch and Elephant & Castle on the Bank branch; the next station to the south is Oval. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. (Journeys from National Rail stations to Kennington and Oval via Waterloo are priced as if these destinations were in Travelcard Zone 1; the add-on amounts are called substandard fares by NR.)

Related Topics:
London Underground - Kennington - Charing Cross - Bank - Northern Line - Waterloo - Elephant & Castle - Oval - Travelcard Zone 2 - National Rail - Travelcard Zone 1

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The station was opened on December 18, 1890 as part of London's first deep-level tube, the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) (now the Bank branch). Two extra platforms were added in 1926 when the connection to Embankment on the former Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (now the Charing Cross branch) was built. At this time the old northbound platform was reconstructed with the track running down the other side of the tunnel (to allow cross-platform interchange), resulting in unusually wide tunnel mouths.

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December 18 - 1890 - City & South London Railway - 1926 - Embankment - Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway - Cross-platform interchange

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Unlike the other original C&SLR stations at Stockwell, Oval and Elephant & Castle, which were all rebuilt during the 1920s modernisation and and despite the major works taking place underground, Kennington's surface building saw little in terms of a physical update at that time. It therefore represents the only station of the C&SLR's original section in a condition close to its original design. The station is currently undergoing its first refurbishment major in almost eighty years.

Related Topics:
Stockwell - 1920s

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