Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Planning Framework

Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Planning FrameworkTA 04 Transport and movement contextMayor of London 265BusThe OA is currently well served by buses.The key bus routes, which serve the OA,include the 344, 156, 77, 360, 87, 88 andP5. A number of these routes operate atcapacity in the Vauxhall area during peaktimes. The focus of bus activity is VauxhallBus station, which opened in 2005 and isthe second busiest bus station in Londonafter Victoria. The station provides accessto a wide range of routes as well as servingan important function in terms of passengerinterchange between bus routes, bus andunderground services and bus and NationalRail services. The bus station although verybusy has some spare capacity.Beyond the bus station there is a shortage ofpotential bus stopping and standing facilitiesfor existing and potentially new bus routes.Bus priority measures exist along many ofthe key routes in the OA, however thereis potential for further improvement. Theexisting bus priority measures in and aroundVauxhall gyratory are important in enablingbuses to access and egress from thebus station.There is a lack of north west to south eastbus route connectivity across the OA,particularly in the Nine Elms area east ofQueenstown Road.NorthOpportunity AreaBuses from Vauxhall & BatterseaDay busesNight busesKey transport interchangeOther transport nodes0 1km2km© Crown copyright. All rights reserved (LA100032379) (2009)Figure TA 4.12 Buses from Vauxhall and Battersea