A201 road

The A201 is an A road in London running from Kings Cross to Bricklayer's Arms.

Farringdon Street, part of the A201, pictured from the Holborn Viaduct in 2012
Route information
Existed1863–present
Major junctions
North endKings Cross
  A501

A5200
A401
A5201
A3211
A3200
A3202
A302
A3
A100

A2
South endBricklayer's Arms
Location
Primary
destinations		Central London (The City)
Elephant and Castle
Road network

The route runs through Central London, including King's Cross, Clerkenwell, Farringdon, Blackfriars, and Elephant and Castle. A small stretch of the road between Bricklayer's Arms and Elephant and Castle (New Kent Road) forms part of the London Inner Ring Road. Apart from this section, the road is entirely in the London congestion charge zone.[1] The route is managed by Transport for London (TfL).[2]

The Thameslink rail route roughly follows that of the A201 between St Pancras International and Elephant & Castle.[3]

Route

London Borough of Islington

Beginning to the east of King's Cross tube station, the route runs south from Pentonville Road (the Ring Road) along King's Cross Road. It leaves the main King's Cross gyratory near the Clink78 hostel, signposted towards the City of London.

The road passes the Mount Pleasant Mail Centre, situated on the western side of the road, reaching Clerkenwell at a junction with the A401/Rosebery Avenue.

Continuing south, the route becomes Farringdon Road, passing Farringdon station as it leaves the London Borough of Islington.

City of London
See also: Farringdon Road and Blackfriars Road

The A201 enters the City of London at a junction with Charterhouse Street (which leads to Holborn Circus, the A4, and the A40). It passes underneath the A40/Holborn Viaduct as it slopes downhill towards Ludgate Circus.

Crossing Ludgate Circus, the road passes Blackfriars station. Leaving the City, the route crosses the River Thames via Blackfriars Bridge.

London Borough of Southwark
See also: London Road, Southwark and New Kent Road

The road continues south through the London Borough of Southwark, passing Southwark tube station. At St George's Circus, southbound traffic may continue towards Elephant and Castle along London Road. With the exception of buses and cycles, northbound traffic is routed along the A302/St George's Road and A3202/Westminster Bridge Road between Elephant and Castle and St George's Circus.

The route turns east at Elephant and Castle, becoming New Kent Road (the Ring Road eastbound towards Lewisham). The route ends at Bricklayer's Arms at a junction with the A100/Tower Bridge Road and the A2/Great Dover Street. Traffic continuing on the main carriageway joins the A2/Old Kent Road.

New Kent Road was created in 1751 when the Turnpike Trust upgraded a local footpath.[4]

Landmarks

Cycleway 6

Cycleway 6 (C6) runs alongside the A201 between Farringdon and Elephant and Castle.

C6 joins the A201 near Farringdon station, heading south on traffic-free cycle track on either side of Farringdon Road. Southbound cyclists cross Farringdon Road to the south of the Holborn Viaduct, where the route continues as a two-way bike freeway towards Blackfriars Bridge.

On the northern side of Blackfriars Bridge, there is a junction between C6 and Cycle Superhighway 3 (CS3). The segregated cycle route continues south from Blackfriars towards St George's Circus, after which it turns west towards St George's Street. C6 meets Cycle Superhighway 7 (CS7) near the Elephant and Castle junction.

North from Farringdon, C6 runs unbroken and signposted to Kentish Town, via Bloomsbury, St Pancras, and Camden Town.[5]

References
  1. "Congestion Charge zone". Transport for London.
  2. "TfL Street Management Map" (PDF). Transport for London. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. London Connections Map (PDF). Transport for London and WhatDoTheyKnow. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. Welcome to Walworth Guide
  5. "Cycle". Transport for London. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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