London Waterloo railway station
Waterloo 
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Aerial view from the south
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Location of Waterloo in Central London
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| Location | Lambeth |
| Local authority | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Managed by | Network Rail |
| Station code | WAT |
| DfT category | A |
| Number of platforms | 24 (22 in use) |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 1 |
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Waterloo tube station  Waterloo East Embankment
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| Cycle parking | Yes – external opposite exit 3 |
| Toilet facilities | Yes |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 94.046 million |
| – interchange |
9.489 million |
| 2012–13 |
95.937 million |
| – interchange |
 9.389 million |
| 2013–14 |
98.443 million |
| – interchange |
10.017 million |
| 2014–15 |
99.201 million |
| – interchange |
10.188 million |
| 2015–16 |
99.148 million |
| – interchange |
6.098 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London & South Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London & South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 11 July 1848 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°30′11″N 0°06′48″W / 51.5031°N 0.1132°WCoordinates: 51°30′11″N 0°06′48″W / 51.5031°N 0.1132°W |
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London Waterloo station (/ˌwɔːtərˈluː/) is a central London railway terminus and London Underground station complex in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail and is located near the South Bank of the River Thames, in fare zone 1. A railway station on this site first came into being in July 1848; the present structure was inaugurated in 1922. Part of the station is a Grade II listed building.
With just under 100 million passenger entries and exits between April 2013 and March 2014, Waterloo is Britain's busiest railway station by passenger usage. The complex, including the London Underground station and Waterloo East, handled about 180 million passengers in 2011 (not including interchanges on the Underground). The Waterloo complex is the 15th busiest passenger terminal in Europe, and the 91st busiest railway station in the world. It has more platforms and a greater floor area than any other station in the United Kingdom (though Clapham Junction, just under 4 miles (6 km) down the line, has the largest number of trains).
Waterloo is the Central London terminus for South West Trains providing the majority of commuter/regional services to South West London, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and parts of Berkshire. Major destinations served include Wimbledon, Epsom, Dorking, Guildford, Woking, Reading, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton, Salisbury, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Exeter.
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