Kennington tube station
| Kennington | |
|---|---|
Station entrance | |
| Location | Kennington Park Road |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Owner | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 1 and 2 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 | 5.51 million |
| 2020 | 2.40 million |
| 2021 | 2.49 million |
| 2022 | 4.41 million |
| 2023 | 4.63 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1890 | Opened (C&SLR) |
| 1923 | Closed for reconstruction |
| 1925 | Reopened |
| 1926 | Opened (Charing Cross branch) |
| 2021 | Opened (Battersea branch) |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1385635 |
| Added to list | 21 August 1974 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°29′17.8″N 0°6′20.4″W / 51.488278°N 0.105667°W |
| London transport portal | |
Kennington is a London Underground station. It is located on Kennington Park Road in Kennington within the London Borough of Southwark. The station is on the Northern line, and is at the junction of the Charing Cross and Bank branches to the north and the Morden and Battersea Power Station branches to the south. Northbound, the next stations are Waterloo on the Charing Cross branch and Elephant & Castle on the Bank branch. Southbound, the next stations are Oval towards Morden and Nine Elms towards Battersea Power Station respectively. It is in both Travelcard Zones 1 and 2.
The station was opened in 1890 as part of the world's first underground electric railway and its surface building remains largely unaltered. In the 1920s, the underground parts of the station were reconstructed so that the line could be extended and larger trains could be used. Two additional platforms and later several cross passages were provided for interchanges between the branches.