Transport for London (TfL) say a Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea is still very much part of its plans after doubts had been cast earlier in the month.

Suggestions that the contentious station planned for King’s Road could be ditched were made after a government on the Crossrail 2 project highlighted shortcomings. Hammersmith and Fulham Council is also pushing for an interchange to be built in Imperial Wharf instead.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) produced its Transport for a World City report published on March 10 which said the Chelsea station “does not provide the strategic interchange or crowding relief provided by other stations”.

The commission, chaired by Lord Adonis, said costs for the scheme can be reduced by the removal of a sub-surface central London station, and noted “the debate around removing the stop at King’s Road”.

It said: “Although this station would provide improved access to an area which has not previously had good Underground connections compared to other inner London areas, a stop on the King’s Road does not provide the strategic interchange or crowding relief provided by other stations.”

But TfL said this did not mean the estimated £1 billion station, which would be built at the junction of Sydney Street , was about to be ditched.

Crossrail 2 managing director Michèle Dix said: “The NIC recommended reviewing the costs of all central London stations. Our work to date demonstrates that the best location for a station between Clapham Junction and Victoria is on the King’s Road.

“The NIC recognises the area does not have good Underground connections compared with other inner London areas. We will consider all their recommendations carefully, alongside the responses to our recent consultation and our ongoing analytical work.”

Leading cultural, business, development, retail and academic organisations have expressed support for a Chelsea station.

Science Museum director Ian Blatchford said: “The proposed Crossrail 2 station at King’s Road, within 15 minutes’ walk of the museum, would provide much needed extra capacity and make it easier for visitors and staff to get to South Kensington. For this area to continue to thrive, we need infrastructure that will keep up with London’s growth.”

Chris Lenon, chairman of the No Crossrail in Chelsea group, which has the support of several celebrities , had after the NIC report: “Spending more than £1bn on the richest part of London, when so many other places in our great city require investment, is ludicrous.”

Crossrail 2 received a boost on March 16 when chancellor George Osborne announced funding in the Budget allowing TfL and Network Rail to forge ahead with full scale technical development of the railway.