Editing Stockwell (section)

== Transport ==

=== London Underground ===
'''[[Stockwell tube station]]''' is served by the [[Victoria line|'''Victoria''']] and [[Northern line|'''Northern''']] [[London Underground]] lines.

[[File:Stockwell Station - geograph.org.uk - 189732.jpg|thumb|Stockwell Station|215x215px]]To the south, the Victoria line terminates one stop away at [[Brixton tube station|Brixton]]. The Northern line terminates in the south at [[Morden tube station|Morden]], which provides Stockwell with a direct link to [[Clapham]] and [[South Wimbledon tube station|South Wimbledon]].

To the north, the Victoria line runs through [[Central London]] towards [[Walthamstow Central station|Walthamstow Central]], stopping at several key stations including [[Victoria tube station|Victoria]], [[Oxford Circus tube station|Oxford Circus]], [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station|King's Cross St Pancras]] and [[Tottenham Hale station|Tottenham Hale]]. The Northern Line carries passengers northwards towards [[Kennington tube station|Kennington]] and [[Camden Town tube station|Camden Town]]. Most trains from Stockwell run through [[City of London|the City of London]] via [[Elephant & Castle tube station|Elephant & Castle]], [[Bank tube station|Bank]] and [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]]. Some trains run on the Charing Cross Branch via [[Waterloo tube station|Waterloo]], [[Charing Cross tube station|Charing Cross]] and [[Tottenham Court Road tube station|Tottenham Court Road]]. Beyond Camden Town, the Northern line links Stockwell directly to [[Edgware tube station|Edgware]] and [[High Barnet tube station|High Barnet]] in north London.

Other nearby stations include '''Brixton''' (''Victoria line'') or [[Clapham North tube station|'''Clapham North''']] (''Northern line'') to the south of Stockwell, and [[Vauxhall tube station|'''Vauxhall''']] (''Victoria line'') or [[Oval tube station|'''Oval''']] (''Northern line'') to the north.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track |title=Tube and Rail |website=Transport for London |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407103111/https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, there were 11.7 million entries and exits at Stockwell tube station.<ref>"[https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/multi-year-station-entry-and-exit-figures.xlsx Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424233414/https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/multi-year-station-entry-and-exit-figures.xlsx |date=24 April 2019 }}" (XLSX). ''London Underground station passenger usage data''. [[Transport for London]]. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.</ref>

=== National Rail & London Overground ===
There is no [[National Rail]] station in Stockwell, but several stations can be found in the locale:<ref name=":0" />

* Some [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] services from [[London Victoria station|Victoria]] call at [[Brixton railway station|'''Brixton''' railway station]], linking Stockwell to [[West Dulwich railway station|Dulwich]], [[Penge East railway station|Penge]], [[Orpington railway station|Orpington]] and destinations in [[Kent]].
* At '''[[Vauxhall station|Vauxhall]]''', some [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] services from [[London Waterloo station|Waterloo]] carry passengers to [[South West (London sub region)|south west London]], [[Surrey]] and [[Berkshire]] destinations.
* [[London Overground|London Overground's]] [[Windrush line]] services call at '''[[Wandsworth Road railway station|Wandsworth Road]]''' and '''[[Clapham High Street railway station|Clapham High Street]]''' to the south of Stockwell on direct journeys between [[Clapham Junction railway station|Clapham Junction]] and [[Dalston Junction railway station|Dalston Junction]] or [[Highbury & Islington station|Highbury & Islington]] in north London, linking the Stockwell area to [[Peckham Rye railway station|Peckham]] and [[Shoreditch High Street railway station|Shoreditch]] directly.

=== Road ===
Several major roads pass through Stockwell, including:

* the '''[[A23 road|A23]]''' ('''[[Brixton Road]]''') - from the A3 to [[Brixton]], [[Streatham]], [[M23 motorway|the M23]] and [[Gatwick Airport]];
* the '''[[A202 road|A202]]''' ('''[[The Oval|Kennington Oval]]''') - to [[Vauxhall]] and [[Victoria, London|Victoria]], or [[Camberwell]], [[Peckham]], the [[A2 road (England)|A2]] and [[A20 road (England)|A20]] (towards [[Kent]]);
* the '''[[A203 road|A203]]''' ('''[[Stockwell Road]]'''/'''[[South Lambeth Road]]''') - between the A202 and A23;
* the '''[[A roads in Zone 2 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|A2217]]''' ('''Acre Road''');
* the '''[[A3 road|A3]]''' ('''[[Clapham Road]]''') - to [[Elephant and Castle|Elephant & Castle]] and [[City of London|the City]], [[M25 motorway|the M25]], [[Guildford]] and [[Portsmouth]];
* the '''[[A3036 road|A3036]]''' ('''[[A3036 road|Wandsworth Road]]''').<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/ |title=OpenStreetMap |website=OpenStreetMap |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321030019/https://www.openstreetmap.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The A23, A202, A203 and A3 are managed by [[Transport for London|Transport for London (TfL)]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-base-map-master.pdf |title=TfL Base Map |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219015547/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-base-map-master.pdf |archive-date=19 February 2018 }}</ref>

Most other roads are residential.

==== Pollution ====
Pollution around Stockwell has been a concern for local health professionals and authorities since the mid-2000s, largely owing to the number of [[Arterial road|arterial routes]] in the neighbourhood.

A 2010 study found that, in Stockwell, 7 deaths each year could be attributed to exposure to [[particulate matter]] ([[PM2.5]]), compared to 139 in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] as a whole in the same year (2008).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/air_quality_for_public_health_professionals_-_lb_lambeth.pdf |title=Air Quality in Lambeth: A Guide for Public Health Professionals |date=September 2013 |website=Mayor of London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212054608/https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/air_quality_for_public_health_professionals_-_lb_lambeth.pdf |archive-date=12 February 2017 }}</ref> Road traffic is a primary source of air pollution in Lambeth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-public-health-air-quality-leaflet_2.pdf |title=A Guide to Protect Against Air Pollution |website=Lambeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408005731/https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-public-health-air-quality-leaflet_2.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2019 }}</ref>

In 2016, Clapham Road south of Stockwell was identified by the local authority as an area of concern when it came to tackling air quality in the Borough, as this section of road is "exceeding EU limits for the gas [[Nitrogen dioxide|Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)]]."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/csab-air-quality-annual-summary-status-report-2016_0.pdf |title=London Borough of Lambeth Air Quality Annual Status Summary Report for 2016 |website=London Borough of Lambeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408010338/https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/csab-air-quality-annual-summary-status-report-2016_0.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2019 }}</ref> Lambeth monitor air quality on Clapham Road in Stockwell using [[diffusion tube]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-air-quality-annual-status-report-2017.pdf |title=Air Quality: Annual Status Report, 2017 |date=31 May 2018 |website=London Borough of Lambeth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408010655/https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cs-air-quality-annual-status-report-2017.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2019 }}</ref> Since the introduction of the Oval STN, the pollution in the adjacent part of Clapham Road has got worse.

=== Buses & coaches ===
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 2|2]], [[London Buses route 50|50]], [[London Buses route 88|88]], [[London Buses route 155|155]], [[London Buses route 196|196]], [[London Buses route 333|333]], [[London Buses route 345|345]], [[London Buses route P5|P5]], [[London Buses route N2|N2]] and [[London Buses route N155|N155]] serve Stockwell.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/stockwell-2240.pdf |title=Stockwell bus map |publisher=Transport for London |website=tfl.gov.uk |access-date=15 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924062403/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/pdf/stockwell-2240.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2012 }}</ref>

Some [[National Express Coaches|National Express coaches]] pass through Stockwell, with some services towards [[Gatwick Airport]], [[Worthing]], [[Bognor Regis]] and [[Eastbourne]] stopping in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timetables.nationalexpress.com/routes |title=National Express Timetables Route List |website=timetables.nationalexpress.com |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923115651/https://timetables.nationalexpress.com/routes |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Cycling ===
[[List of cycle routes in London|'''Cycle Superhighway 7 (CS7)''']] follows Clapham Road through Stockwell, largely on [[cycle lane]]s to segregate cyclists from other road traffic. The signed [[cycle route]] carries cyclists from [[Colliers Wood]] and [[Tooting Bec]] in the south, through Stockwell, to [[Oval, London|Oval]], [[Elephant and Castle|Elephant & Castle]] and [[City of London|the City of London]]. The route runs non-stop from Stockwell to all its destinations, but the route is not entirely traffic-free.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycle-superhighway-cs7-sch.pdf |title=Merton to City: CS7 |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712200441/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycle-superhighway-cs7-sch.pdf |archive-date=12 July 2018 }}</ref>

Just to the north of Stockwell, [[List of cycle routes in London|'''Cycle Superhighway 5 (CS5)''']] terminates in a junction with CS7, linking [[Victoria, London|Victoria]] and [[Millbank]] to Stockwell using a cycle track, separating cyclists from other road traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cs5-oval-pimlico.pdf |title=CS5 direct from Oval to Pimlico |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712203336/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cs5-oval-pimlico.pdf |archive-date=12 July 2018 }}</ref>

[[List of cycle routes in London|'''Quietway 5 (Q5)''']] runs on residential streets in the north of Stockwell, offering a slower but quieter signposted route direct to [[Clapham]] or [[Waterloo, London|Waterloo]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/quietway-5-waterloo-to-norbury-map.pdf |title=Quietway 5: Waterloo to Norbury |website=Transport for London (TfL) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008061346/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/quietway-5-waterloo-to-norbury-map.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2018 }}</ref>

With two Cycle Superhighways in the locale, many junctions in the area are equipped with [[cycling infrastructure]]. [[Santander Cycles]], a [[Bicycle-sharing system|bike-sharing system]] in London, operates in Stockwell.