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Waterloo railway station

Waterloo National Rail
London Waterloo
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Aerial view from the south
Waterloo is located in Central London
Waterloo
Waterloo
Location of Waterloo in Central London
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
OSI Waterloo tube station London Underground
Waterloo East National Rail
Embankment London Underground
Cycle parking Yes – external opposite exit 3
Toilet facilities Yes
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12 Increase 94.046 million
– interchange  Increase 9.489 million
2012–13 Increase 95.937 million
– interchange  Decrease 9.389 million
2013–14 Increase 98.443 million
– interchange  Increase 10.017 million
2014–15 Increase 99.201 million
– interchange  Increase 10.188 million
2015–16 Decrease 99.148 million
– interchange  Decrease 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
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
WGS84 51°30′11″N 0°06′48″W / 51.5031°N 0.1132°W / 51.5031; -0.1132Coordinates: 51°30′11″N 0°06′48″W / 51.5031°N 0.1132°W / 51.5031; -0.1132
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Waterloo station (/ˌwɔːtərˈl/) is a central London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, located in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth, near the South Bank of the River Thames. It is also known as London Waterloo and is connected to a London Underground station of the same name and is adjacent to another National Rail station called Waterloo East on the South Eastern Main Line.

Waterloo main line station is one of 19 in the country that are managed by Network Rail and the station complex is in fare zone 1. It is the eastern terminus of the South Western Main Line to Weymouth, with direct services to destinations such as Epsom, Woking, Guildford, Reading, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Southampton, Salisbury, Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth and Exeter. The first railway station on this site opened in 1848; the present structure was inaugurated in 1922. Part of the station is a Grade II listed building.


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