Zone 1 · Northern
Most reliable line here: Northern at 69.0%.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Battersea Power Station in the last:
Full reliability history: Northern
average depth below street level
Street level

Platform
Battersea Power Station's platforms average 21 metres below the main entrance - deeper than the network average of around 8 metres, on one of London's deep-level Tube lines. Individual platforms can vary.
Step-free from street to all platforms via 4 lifts
Source: TfL step-free Tube guide (April 2026) and TfL station data feed (May 2026). Get free step-free disruption alerts.
940GZZBPSUSTBattersea Power Station is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Battersea Power Station is served by the Northern line. Current status: Northern (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Yes - fully step-free. Step-free from street to all platforms via 4 lifts. See the Accessibility section above for the full picture. Source: TfL step-free Tube guide. Get free step-free disruption alerts.
Yes - 4 standard-capacity lifts. Live lift status is shown above. Get notified when lifts go out of service.
Yes - Battersea Power Station has an accessible toilet located in ticket hall (inside the gateline). Baby-changing facilities also available.
Yes - the Northern line runs through Battersea Power Station on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Tube. See our Night Tube guide for frequencies and last-train times.
The closest alternative stations to Battersea Power Station are Nine Elms (11 min walk), Wandsworth Road (13 min walk), Pimlico (14 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.
Battersea Power Station is typically busiest around 18:00 on Wednesdays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's busier than usual. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.
Battersea Power Station is open with no station-level closures reported. The line is running. Live status is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every few minutes.
Lines through Battersea Power Station have logged 74 severe-status incidents in the last 30 days. See the Recent disruption section above for the breakdown by line, and each line's reliability page for the full history.
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