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Vauxhall Cross

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Interchange welcomes buses

Sep 7 2004

South London Press

BUS passengers will be the first to benefit from the Vauxhall Cross interchange from this weekend.

The interchange, which has taken two years to build and will be fully open at the beginning of October, aims to provide easier access between bus, Tube and rail services.

Every day, 65,000 vehicles - 2,000 buses on 13 routes, 712 Underground trains, 730 overground trains and 45,000 commuters - travel through Vauxhall Cross.

The bus stops have been moved into the interchange early to keep roads clear for the start of the new school term when traffic levels are higher.

The 13 bus routes being taken away from the gyratory system into the interchange will make it easier for traffic to flow through one of the capital's busiest junctions.

The front of the structure housing the bus station is covered in solar panels which enables the interchange to produce one-third of its own electricity.

Peter Hendy, managing director of surface transport at Transport for London, said: "The Vauxhall Cross interchange has been an ambitious project for TfL.

"Any excess power is sold back to the National Grid.

"For passengers at Vauxhall Cross, changing between bus, rail and Tube had been difficult for a long time. We've tackled these issues head-on and passengers and residents will have a transport inter-change that will improve their journeys and make them feel safer," he said.

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