Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Planning Framework

Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Planning FrameworkTA 04 Transport and movement contextMayor of London 263TA 4.3 Public transportVauxhall interchangeVauxhall is a key interchange betweennational rail, bus and London Undergroundservices, however it is severely capacityconstrained at peak times in both the rail andUnderground stations.The National Rail station is one stop fromWaterloo on suburban services operatedby South West Trains, with some longerdistance trains also stopping. The LondonUnderground station is on the Victoria line,offering connections to the West End andseveral mainline stations.Vauxhall Cross bus station opened in 2005and is served by eleven daytime servicesincluding three 24-hour services, alongwith three night bus services, mostly todestinations in west, south west and southeastLondon and the West End.The Vauxhall gyratory plays an importantfunction in strategic highway terms howeverat points this can impede access to thestation and throughout the wider Vauxhallarea, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists.All but one of the roads leading into thegyratory are on the TLRN.The Congestion Charge Zone lies to thenorth of the Vauxhall Interchange andincludes Albert Embankment.Image TA4.9 Vauxhall Interchange Photo(Source: TfL)