Victoria coach station
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Victoria Coach Station
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Victoria Coach Station
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Buckingham Palace Road Victoria, London, SW1 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°29′35″N 0°08′55″W / 51.4931°N 0.1486°WCoordinates: 51°29′35″N 0°08′55″W / 51.4931°N 0.1486°W |
| Owned by | Transport for London |
| Operated by | Transport for London |
| Bus stands | 22 |
| Bus operators | 15 |
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| Opened | 1932 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 14 million (2013/14) |
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 Victoria Coach Station
Location within Central London
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Victoria Coach Station is the largest coach station in London, located in the central district of Victoria in the City of Westminster. It serves as a terminus for many medium- and long-distance coach services in the United Kingdom and is also the departure point for many countryside coach tours originating from London. It is operated by Victoria Coach Station Limited, a subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL).
It should not be confused with the nearby Green Line Coach Station for Green Line Coaches, or with Victoria bus station which serves London Buses operated by TfL.
Victoria Coach Station was opened at its present site in Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, in 1932, by London Coastal Coaches, a consortium of coach operators. The building is in a distinctive Art Deco style, the architects for which were Wallis, Gilbert and Partners. In 1970 the coach operators' association which managed the station became a subsidiary of the National Bus Company.
In 1988, ownership of Victoria Coach Station Limited was transferred to London Transport. In 2000, Transport for London was formed and took over the station.
The freeholder of the site, Grosvenor Group, announced in 2013 that it wishes to redevelop the site and relocate the station elsewhere in London. However, the building was listed at Grade II by English Heritage in 2014.
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