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Waterloo 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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London Waterloo station (/ˌwɔːtərˈl/) 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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