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London Victoria station

Victoria National Rail
London Victoria
London Victoria Station.jpg
Entrance façade of Victoria station
Victoria is located in Central London
Victoria
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 Increase 76.231 million
2012–13 Increase 77.347 million
2013–14 Increase 81.856 million
2014–15 Increase 85.338 million
2015–16 Decrease 81.151 million
– interchange  Decrease 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°W / 51.4952; -0.1441Coordinates: 51°29′43″N 0°08′39″W / 51.4952°N 0.1441°W / 51.4952; -0.1441
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Victoria London Underground
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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 Increase 82.96 million
2013 Increase 84.58 million
2014 Increase 86.73 million
2015 Decrease 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
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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.


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