London Victoria Station

Victoria
London Victoria
Entrance façade of Victoria station
Victoria Location of Victoria in Central London
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
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°29′43″N 0°08′39″W / 51.4952°N 0.1441°W / 51.4952; -0.1441Coordinates: 51°29′43″N 0°08′39″W / 51.4952°N 0.1441°W / 51.4952; -0.1441

Victoria
Entrance on Terminus Place
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
Key dates
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)
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink

London Victoria, generally known as Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and London Underground station complex named after nearby Victoria Street, the latter being named after Queen Victoria. With over 81 million passenger entries and exits between April 2013 and March 2014, London Victoria is the second-busiest terminus in London (and the UK) after London Waterloo. It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail. The area around the station is an important interchange for other forms of transport: a local bus station is in the forecourt, and Victoria Coach Station for long-distance road coaches is nearby. Victoria is in Travelcard Zone 1.

Victoria is a London terminus for both Southern and Southeastern. Southern provides the majority of commuter/regional services to South London and Sussex as well as parts of East Surrey via the Brighton Main Line. Southeastern provides services in South East London and along the Chatham Main Line to Kent. It is also the terminus for the Gatwick Express service to Gatwick Airport.

There are effectively four railway stations on the site: on National Rail, two serving main-line routes in south eastern England, to Brighton, Hove, Worthing, Eastbourne, Canterbury and Dover; and on the London Underground, an underground station built by the cut-and-cover method serving the District and Circle lines and the deep-level Victoria line tube line station.