Bringing Crossrail to North Kensington

In early December Mayor Boris Johnson visited the borough to see the site of the new Crossrail line, due to open in 2017, which will go through the north of the borough. Crossrail will provide fast and regular services to central London to 1.5 million people living to the east and west.

I want people in the north of the borough to benefit from the opportunities Crossrail will provide. Kensal Green would be a great site for a Crossrail station. Currently no station is planned for the area, and I thought it was important that we showed the Mayor the site, and explained the huge benefits a station could bring to the area.

A station would mean people could travel quickly to work in central London. The City would only be 15 minutes away and Canary Wharf 25 minutes. Improved transport links would also attract businesses and jobs to the area and provide easy access to Portobello Road, helping to secure its future. A Crossrail Station would act as a catalyst for all this.

The Mayor and I had a bird’s eye view of the entire site on Thursday from the top of the office building at Portobello Dock. I was once again reminded of the huge potential this area has. The potential station site, near to Sainsbury’s on Ladbroke Grove, is close to the borough boundaries of Westminster, Brent, Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham.

Mayor of London and Leader of the Royal Borough The Mayor grew up in the area and was very interested to see the site and hear the arguments for a station at Kensal Green and plans for regeneration in the area. He also took the opportunity to view the new adventure playground at Little Wormwood Scrubs which was opened in late July.

What do you think?

What are your views on transport links in the borough? Have you been making use of the newly opened Imperial Wharf station in Chelsea? What benefits do you think a Crossrail station could make to north Kensington and the Royal Borough as a whole?

I’ve made my views known, do you agree with them? Let me know what you think.

Sir Merrick Cockell - Leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council

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3. On 10 January David wrote: The crossrail was/is intended to act as a driver for regeneration. Of Maidenhead and Shenfiels ? What rubbish. But a stop serving the half mile radius of Kensal Green makes great sense but buses must be brought into the station yard. It will draw small business and ease travel for local residents. It will drive employment oppurtunities for residents along the length of the line.
2. On 29 December Simon wrote: 100% in support. The area needs a jolly good kick in the backside to get it going and this should be the kick. Transport links by bus are good but there is little else and Crossrail would bring the massive development which the area needs.
1. On 28 December Tim wrote: I agree, too good an opportunity to miss to not have a station on the borough for this new rail line. The regeneration potential of the new stop in the proposed location is good. Remember the purpose of the line is to link the West and the East, and this is the opportunity to ensure that.

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3. On 10 January David wrote:

The crossrail was/is intended to act as a driver for regeneration. Of Maidenhead and Shenfiels ? What rubbish. But a stop serving the half mile radius of Kensal Green makes great sense but buses must be brought into the station yard.

It will draw small business and ease travel for local residents. It will drive employment oppurtunities for residents along the length of the line.

2. On 29 December Simon wrote:

100% in support. The area needs a jolly good kick in the backside to get it going and this should be the kick. Transport links by bus are good but there is little else and Crossrail would bring the massive development which the area needs.

1. On 28 December Tim wrote:

I agree, too good an opportunity to miss to not have a station on the borough for this new rail line. The regeneration potential of the new stop in the proposed location is good. Remember the purpose of the line is to link the West and the East, and this is the opportunity to ensure that.