In September 2019,
Art on the Underground announced that the artist Samara Scott had been commissioned to install a permanent artwork in the station's ticket hall.[15][16] Before the opening of the extension in September 2021, it was confirmed that this artwork was not installed due to technical reasons.[17] Another commission will take place for artwork at the station in future.[17]
In October 2023, a
Labyrinth by artist
Mark Wallinger was installed at the station, marking 10 years of the artworks and the 160th anniversary of the London Underground.[18]
Space around the station
The future
over-station development will provide over 400 new homes (with 40 per cent being affordable), office space, retail and a new public square serving the station.[19] This will allow
Transport for London to recoup some of the costs of building the station, as well as providing long-term revenue for
TfL.[20]
An archway under the
Nine Elms to Waterloo Viaduct has been opened up as a pedestrian route, allowing easier north–south access through the area, as well as improving access to the Embassy Gardens and US Embassy developments.[21]
A large
Sainsbury’s superstore was demolished to make way for the station and was rebuilt and reopened in 2016.[22] The new store is directly adjacent to the station.
History
Construction
The station was given the final approval by the
Secretary of State for Transport in November 2014,[23][24] and construction began in 2015.[25] The station was built using the cut-and-cover
station box method, ensuring easy access during construction, as well as allowing future construction of a mixed-use development on top of the station.[26]
The station was projected to open along with the rest of the extension in 2020,[7] but in December 2018, the
Mayor of London,
Sadiq Khan, announced that the project's opening would be delayed for a year.[27]
By June 2019, major tunnelling and track works had been completed, with an engineering train running on the extension for the first time.[28] By February 2020, construction of the station was nearly complete, with platforms, escalators and the
London Underground roundel installed on the station.[29]
In September 2022, TfL announced that over 5 million trips had been made on the extension since opening, with an average of 40,000 trips a week at Nine Elms, around half that of Battersea Power Station.[31]
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abcLydall, Ross (23 September 2022).
"Five million trips on Northern line extension". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 September 2022. The number of trains on the route was doubled in June, from six to 12 trains per hour during peak times, and from five to 10 trains per hour off-peak.