Kennington Tube Station
Kennington tube station · 서더크구
London Underground station
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9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Kennington Tube Station2:43
Welcome to Kennington tube station, an incredibly fascinating landmark nestled in the heart of South London. As you stand before this historic structure, you are about to embark on a journey that unravels the intricate and often…
Listen in the app2The Exterior and the Grand Dome2:55
As we stand before the station on the bustling South London street, your eyes are immediately drawn upwards to an architectural feature that feels entirely unexpected for a subterranean railway terminal. The structure is crowned…
Listen in the app3The Original 1890 Entrance Area2:41
Approaching the grand entrance of the station, one must pause to consider the immense physical struggle that took place on this exact spot over a century ago. The ground beneath our feet here in South London proved to be an…
Listen in the app4The Ticket Hall and the Descent2:49
Stepping through the historic facade, we enter the ticket hall, a space that serves as the crucial threshold between the sunlit world above and the shadowy, electrical realm below. While the exterior proudly displays its eighteen…
Listen in the app5The Subterranean Passageways2:42
Having completed our descent from the surface, we now find ourselves navigating the subterranean passageways of Kennington. This is where the true scale of the station's physical complexity becomes overwhelmingly apparent. …
Listen in the app6The Original 1890 Platforms2:42
We now arrive at the historic core of the underground station: the original eighteen ninety platforms. Standing here, you are occupying the exact spatial footprint of the world's very first deep-level electric tube railway. …
Listen in the app7The 1923 Extension Platforms2:39
Stepping laterally through the connecting corridors, we emerge onto a completely different set of platforms. These are the extension platforms, born out of the massive nineteen twenties rebuild that officially transformed…
Listen in the app8The Infamous Kennington Loop2:55
As you peer off the edge of the platform into the dark, receding tunnel, you are looking toward one of the most infamous and mysterious pieces of infrastructure on the entire London Underground network: the Kennington Loop.…
Listen in the app9Final Reflections2:18
As we conclude our subterranean journey and make our way back toward the surface, it is worth pausing to reflect on the staggering density of history that is compressed into this single geographical point in South London.…
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What is Kennington Tube Station?
Kennington Tube Station is a place in 서더크구 with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 서더크구 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Total length | 24 min 24 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 51.4886, -0.1056 |
| Last updated |
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