Battersea Park railway station

Infobox London station
name = Battersea Park


caption = Battersea Park railway station
manager = Southern
zone = 2
locale = Battersea
railcode=BAK
borough = London Borough of Wandsworth
start= 1 May 1867
platforms= 4
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Battersea Park is a suburban railway station in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is by Battersea Park itself, and is not far from Battersea Power Station.

It is between Victoria and Clapham Junction. Services are operated by Southern. Queenstown Road (Battersea) station is within walking distance and provides access to South West Trains services, though transfer at Clapham Junction is more common.

The station remains effectively unmodernised since its construction in the Victorian era. It has an attractive polychrome brick Venetian Gothic facade. Access to the platforms is via steep wooden staircases, and (as of October 2003) it is unusable by infirm or physically disabled travellers.

Although there is CCTV security, the station is unstaffed for much of the day, and there are several blind corners. Those travelling alone may therefore prefer to use bus services after dark.

With the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station into "The Power Station London", the railway station is due a complete refurbishment. The contract was awarded to the Costain Group in April of 2006. [ [http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2006/04/05/50486/Costain+wins+Battersea+Park+station+deal.html "Costain wins Battersea Park station deal"] , "Contract Journal", April 2006]

Accidents

On 24 December 1881, a train hauled by LBSC Terrier No.70 "Poplar" collided with the rear of the 11:35pm from London Bridge due to a fogman's error.cite book | first = Tom| last = Middlemass| authorlink = | coauthors = | year =1995 | month = | title = Stroudley and his Terriers| chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | pages = p44| publisher = Pendragon| location = York| id = ISBN 1 899816 00 3| url = ]

On 2 April 1937, two electric passenger trains collided just south of the station; ten people were killed and seventeen seriously injured. The signalman at Battersea Park, believing there to be a fault with his equipment, overrode the electrical interlocking and allowed the second train into the occupied section. [cite web
last = Mount
first = Lt Col A H L
title = Report on the Accident at Battersea Park
publisher = Ministry of Transport
date = 18 May 1937
url = http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_BatterseaPark1937.pdf
accessdate = 2008-09-02]

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London Victoria
Battersea Park

Wandsworth Road

Clapham High Street

Denmark Hill

Peckham Rye

Queens Road Peckham

South Bermondsey

London Bridge

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