For tens of millions of customers every year, South Kensington Tube station is both a vital local transport connection and the gateway to London’s internationally renowned cultural quarter. Work is now underway to progress with works to create a station that the area can be proud of.
Work on detailed design for the final station improvements will progress in the coming months, with enabling works for the around-station development starting later in 2026.
The station improvement work will be delivered by TfL alongside a joint venture between Native Land and Places for London. The redevelopment will see the station and the local area receive significant improvements, including providing step-free access to all platforms.
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The development will offer a range of benefits, including:
- A new accessible station entrance on Thurloe Street, enabling much-needed step-free access to the ticket hall, platforms and the subway that links the station to nearby museums.
- A new expanded ticket hall and staircase to help reduce congestion within the station.
- A new dedicated platform for eastbound District and Circle line services, with lifts to these platforms and to the Piccadilly line.
Work on detailed design for the final station improvements will progress in the coming months, with enabling works for the around-station development starting later in 2026. Click here for more information about the development of the land around the station, which will provide new offices and 50 homes around the station, including on-site affordable housing.
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Places for London, Network Rail Property, and the London Borough of Lambeth have formed a strategic partnership to regenerate Waterloo Station and the South Bank neighbourhood.
