Editing Kennington (section)

==Transport==

=== Rail ===
Kennington is served by several [[London Underground]] stations.
[[File:Kennington Underground Station.jpg|thumb|253x253px|[[Kennington tube station]] is on the [[Northern line]].]]
'''[[Kennington tube station]]''' is on the [[Northern line]], providing the area with direct connections northbound to [[Central London]], the [[City of London]] and [[North London]]. Some trains terminate at Kennington (on the [[Charing Cross tube station|Charing Cross]] branch), but others continue southbound to [[Morden tube station|Morden]] via [[Clapham North tube station|Clapham]] and [[South Wimbledon tube station|South Wimbledon]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|title=London's Rail and Tube services|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610232441/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|archive-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref>

'''[[Oval tube station]]''' is also on the Northern line.<ref name=":0" />

Other nearby stations include '''[[Lambeth North tube station|Lambeth North]]''' on the [[Bakerloo line]] and '''[[Vauxhall station|Vauxhall]]''' on the [[Victoria line]]. Vauxhall is also on the [[National Rail]] network. All trains are operated by [[South Western Railway (train operating company)|South Western Railway]] in or out of [[London Waterloo station|Waterloo]].<ref name=":0" />

The [[Northern line extension to Battersea]] links the station to [[Nine Elms tube station|Nine Elms]] and [[Battersea Power Station tube station|Battersea Power Station]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-northern-line-extension-to-open-nine-months-late/10038211.article|title=Northern Line Extension to open nine months late|last1=Smale|first1=Katherine|last2=Horgan|first2=Rob|date=December 14, 2018|magazine=[[New Civil Engineer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606094027/https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/exclusive-northern-line-extension-to-open-nine-months-late/10038211.article|archive-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>

=== Bus ===
[[London Buses]] routes [[London Buses route 3|3]], [[London Buses route 36|36]], [[London Buses route 59|59]], [[London Buses route 133|133]], [[London Buses route 155|155]], [[London Buses route 159|159]], [[London Buses route 185|185]], [[London Buses route 196|196]], [[London Buses route 333|333]], [[London Buses route 360|360]], [[London Buses Route 415|415]], [[London Buses route 436|436]] serve Kennington. Routes 36 and 159 operate 24 hours, daily.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kennington-cross-a4-150717.pdf|title=Buses from Kennington Cross|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611022916/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kennington-cross-a4-150717.pdf|archive-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kennington-oval-a4-150717.pdf|title=Buses from Kennington Oval|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611023145/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kennington-oval-a4-150717.pdf|archive-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref>
Routes [[London Buses route 3|N3]], [[London Buses route 109|N109]], [[London Buses route 133|N133]], [[London Buses route 136|N136]] and [[London Buses route 155|N155]] also serve the area at night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kenningtoncross-night-a4-0814.pdf|title=Night buses from Kennington Cross|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611023517/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kenningtoncross-night-a4-0814.pdf|archive-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kennington-oval-night-0815.pdf|title=Night Buses from Kennington Oval|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611023711/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/kennington-oval-night-0815.pdf|archive-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref>

=== Road ===
Several major routes pass through the area, including:

* '''[[A3 road|A3]] ([[Kennington Park Road]])''': northeast towards [[Elephant and Castle|Elephant & Castle]], [[London Bridge]] and the [[City of London]]; southwest towards [[Stockwell]], [[Clapham]], [[Guildford]] and [[Portsmouth]].
* '''[[A23 road|A23]] ([[Kennington Road]]/[[Brixton Road]])''': northbound towards [[Lambeth]], [[Westminster, London|Westminster]] and [[Waterloo, London|Waterloo]]; southbound towards [[Brixton]], [[Streatham]] and [[Gatwick Airport]] (via the [[M23 motorway|M23]]).
* '''[[A202 road|A202]] ([[Kennington Oval]]/[[Camberwell New Road]])''': northwest towards [[Vauxhall]], [[Victoria, London|Victoria]] and [[Hyde Park Corner]]; southeast towards [[Camberwell]], [[Peckham]], [[New Cross]] and destinations in [[Kent]].
* '''[[A3204 road|A3204]] ([[Kennington Lane]])''': northeast to the A3 and Elephant & Castle; southeast to Vauxhall.

=== Cycling ===
[[File:140-162, Kennington Park Road Se11.jpg|right|thumb|222x222px|[[List of cycle routes in London|Cycle Superhighway 7]] (CS7) is marked using blue paint along [[A3 road|A3]]/[[Kennington Park Road]].]]
[[Cycling infrastructure]] in the area is managed by [[Transport for London]] (TfL) and the [[London Borough of Lambeth]]. Kennington is linked to other areas of London by several [[List of cycle routes in London|cycle routes]], including:

* '''[[List of cycle routes in London|Cycle Superhighway 5]] (CS5):''' [[Kennington Oval]] to [[Pimlico]] via [[Vauxhall]]. The route is unbroken, signposted and runs on segregated [[cycle track]]. As the route intersects with [[List of cycle routes in London|CS8]], Kennington is linked to [[Westminster, London|Westminster]] and [[Battersea]] on an entirely traffic-free cycle route.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cs5-oval-pimlico.pdf|title=Cycle Superhighway 5: Oval to Pimlico|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408015314/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cs5-oval-pimlico.pdf|archive-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>
* '''[[List of cycle routes in London|Cycle Superhighway 7]] (CS7):''' unbroken, signposted cycle route running alongside the [[A3 road|A3]]/[[Kennington Park Road]] primarily on cycle lanes. The route runs northbound to [[Southwark Bridge]], linking the area to [[Elephant and Castle|Elephant & Castle]], [[Waterloo, London|Waterloo]] and the [[City of London]]. Southbound, the route runs directly to [[Colliers Wood]] via [[Stockwell]], [[Clapham]] and [[Tooting]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycle-superhighway-cs7-sch.pdf|title=Merton to City: CS7|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408015314/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycle-superhighway-cs7-sch.pdf|archive-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>
* '''[[Quietway|Quietway 5]] (Q5):''' Cycle route on residential streets from [[Norbury]] to Waterloo, via [[Streatham]], [[Clapham]], Stockwell, Kennington and [[Lambeth]]. The route is unbroken, but indirect.<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]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408015316/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/quietway-5-waterloo-to-norbury-map.pdf|archive-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref>
* '''[[Camberwell New Road]]:''' Cycle lanes run in both directions either side of [[A202 road|A202]]/Camberwell New Road.

[[Santander Cycles]], a London-wide [[bicycle-sharing system]], operates in Kennington.