Policy information sourced from the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 9
K16: PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The Council will work with partners including TfL, London Rail, Network Rail, the Department for Transport, transport providers, including London Buses and South West Trains, SWELTRAC, landowners and developers and seek to ensure that the following improvements to public transport infrastructure and services are implemented:
- More frequent and reliable rail services, including more late night rail services on the Richmond to Kingston loop line
- Significant improvements to Kingston Station including: a new entrance and ticketing hall, better interchange facilities, lifts, secure cycle parking, later opening, better security, staffi ng and information and in the longer term a new station with development above (Proposal Site P10)
- Improved bus services to the town centre including:
- Better late night/24 hour services
- Additional bus priority measures
- Better cross GLA/Surrey boundary bus services
- Provision of an express bus link between Kingston and Surbiton to improve public transport access from Surrey districts to Kingston town centre by rail + bus via Surbiton Station
- A new bus station on Proposal Site P3, associated bus priority measures on the relief road and the removal of buses from Eden Street
- Improvements to the Fairfi eld bus station (Proposal Site P5)
- Improved safety and security on public transport
- Better service information and promotion of public transport
For more information please see the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan Chapter 9