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Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company (LPC) to the design of Leonard Pearce , Engineer in Chief to the LPC, and CS Allott & Son Engineers.
The station, partially funded by the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, [6] serves the redevelopment site and Battersea itself. The station is located on Battersea Park Road, close to Battersea Park railway station and within walking distance from Queenstown Road railway station , forming an out-of-station interchange with both.
Map of Zone 1 Underground stations, pre 2021. London is split into six approximately concentric zones. Zone 1 covers the West End, the Holborn district, Kensington, Paddington and the City of London, as well as Old Street, Angel, Pimlico, Tower Gateway, Aldgate East, Euston, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle, Borough, London Bridge, Earl's Court, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Lambeth North and Waterloo.
The Battersea station was proposed to be located to the south of the Battersea Power Station development site, adjacent to Battersea Park Road. [ 33 ] Following criticism during the consultation by local residents that route options were not considered, the consultation was extended until August 2011 so that the public could comment on the ...
It is dominated by New Covent Garden Market and Battersea Power Station. Nine Elms has residential developments along the riverside, including Chelsea Bridge Wharf and Embassy Gardens , and also two large council estates : Carey Gardens and the Savona.
Battersea Power Station Pier is an Uber Boat by Thames Clippers commuter service pier, located on the River Thames at Battersea Power Station. The pier provides interchange with Battersea Power Station tube station .
Battersea Power Station is featured on the cover of the Pink Floyd album Animals. A number of race courses in the Nintendo DS version of the 2009 racing video game Dirt 2 are set in the general area of Battersea. Its famous abandoned power station is also the site of a few race tracks in a few console and PC games from the Dirt series.
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