Kensington and Chelsea
Latest news in Kensington and Chelsea
Knightsbridge Tube station welcomes new step-free entrance and lifts
Knightsbridge Tube station has officially become the 93rd step-free station on the London Underground, thanks to a brand-new entrance on Hooper's Court. This major upgrade, delivered in partnership with the Knightsbridge Estate and developer Chelsfield, includes three spacious lifts offering street-to-platform access to the Piccadilly line for the first time.
The project has not only improved accessibility but also revived parts of the station that had been closed for nearly a century. Serving over 13 million journeys annually to iconic destinations like Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Hyde Park, the station's enhanced capacity and accessibility mark a significant milestone in the Mayor's mission to make 50 per cent of Tube stations step-free.
Local Implementation Plan (LIP)
The LIP is produced by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and agreed with us. It sets out the details on transport infrastructure changes in a three-year period to support the Mayor's Transport Strategy.
Vision Zero Dashboard: Helping you access collision data
The Vision Zero dashboard is a tool designed to help organisations and members of the public easily access and interpret collision data. By providing this data in a user-friendly format, the dashboard enables users to gain valuable insights into road safety issues in their borough.
Our assets in Kensington and Chelsea
Assets we maintain in your borough include:
- 12 Tube stations
- One London Overground station
- Around 270 bus stops - see all 34 day bus routes in Kensington and Chelsea
- Two coach stops
- 92 Santander Cycles docking stations
- Seven taxi ranks
- Around 165 traffic signals
- Over 15 kilometres of red routes
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We maintain our assets until they need to be renewed or disposed of as set out in our asset management plan. We do this by:
- Servicing them regularly to keep them operational
- Repairing or replacing faulty assets
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We do not maintain in Kensington and Chelsea:
- Non-red route roads - these roads are maintained by Kensington and Chelsea
- Litter removal on red routes - this is also the borough's responsibility
- Network Rail track at London Overground stations - contact Network Rail
- Taxis and mini cabs - these are owned by taxi drivers and minicab offices
- One bus garage in Kensington and Chelsea that is owned and managed by a bus company
- Coaches
- Taxi ranks on borough roads. Cars and other vehicles parked on taxi ranks can be reported to Kensington and Chelsea
Report private hire vehicles (PHVs) parked on ranks or unattended taxis on ranks directly to us.