Battersea MP Martin Linton took his campaign for a station in Battersea High Street to the Commons last week when he put a question to rail minister Chris Mole.

Battersea Station was closed after being bombed in an air-raid during the Second World War and it was never re-opened after the war.

The station is on the West London Line between Clapham Junction and the newly-opened Imperial Wharf station in Fulham.

Although little remains of the original Battersea Station, there is still enough room to build a new station on the railway embankments between Battersea High Street and Lombard Road.

An alternative would be to build a footbridge on Battersea Railway Bridge which would give pedestrian access to Imperial Wharf station.

Martin Linton said: “I have been pressing for this station to be re-opened for years, but now that London Overground are running more frequent trains along this line and there are more stations – including Westfields – the case is getting even stronger.

“Battersea Station was only closed as a result of an air-raid during the war – one of 33 London stations closed during world wars and never re-opened, including Walworth, Camberwell, and Wormwood Scrubbs.

“They could all be reopened for a fraction of the cost of Thameslink or Crossrail.

“I know that money is going to be tight over the next few years, but this would cost a relatively small amount and would be very good value for money.  I will be writing to the Mayor of London about this.