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London Victoria | |
Entrance façade of Victoria station
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Location of Victoria in Central London
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Location | Belgravia |
Local authority | City of Westminster |
Managed by | Network Rail |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code | VIC |
DfT category | A |
Number of platforms | 19 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 1 |
Cycle parking | Yes – platforms 7–8 & 17–18 |
Toilet facilities | Yes |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2011–12 | 76.231 million |
2012–13 | 77.347 million |
2013–14 | 81.856 million |
2014–15 | 85.338 million |
2015–16 | 81.151 million |
– interchange | 5.621 million |
Key dates | |
1 October 1860 | Opened by Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway |
1860 | Leased to London Brighton and South Coast Railway |
1862 | Separate station opened for London, Chatham and Dover and Great Western Railways |
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WGS84 | 51°29′43″N 0°08′39″W / 51.4952°N 0.1441°WCoordinates: 51°29′43″N 0°08′39″W / 51.4952°N 0.1441°W |
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Victoria | |
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Entrance on Terminus Place
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Location | Belgravia |
Local authority | City of Westminster |
Managed by | London Underground |
Owner | Transport for London |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Fare zone | 1 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
2012 | 82.96 million |
2013 | 84.58 million |
2014 | 86.73 million |
2015 | 82.89 million |
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1868 | Opened (DR) |
1872 | Started "Outer Circle" (NLR) |
1872 | Started "Middle Circle" (H&CR/DR) |
1900 | Ended "Middle Circle" |
1908 | Ended "Outer Circle" |
1949 | Started (Circle line) |
1969 | Opened as terminus (Victoria line) |
1971 | Extended south (Victoria line) |
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Victoria station is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster. It is near to Victoria Street, which along with the area and station is named after Queen Victoria. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The main line station, which is also known as London Victoria, is one of two northern termini of the Brighton main line, the other being London Bridge, and it is also the terminus of the Chatham main line to Ramsgate and Dover via Chatham. From the main lines, trains can connect to the Catford Loop Line, Dartford Loop Line, and the Oxted line to East Grinstead and Uckfield. Southern operates the majority of commuter and regional services to south London, Sussex and parts of east Surrey, while Southeastern operates trains to south east London and Kent. Gatwick Express trains run direct from Victoria to Gatwick Airport.
The Underground station is on the Circle and District lines between Sloane Square and St. James's Park, and the Victoria line between Pimlico and Green Park.