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London Waterloo (Main)
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Location
Place	South Bank
Local authority	London Borough of Lambeth
Operations
Managed by	Network Rail
Platforms in use	19
National Rail
Station code	WAT
Annual entry/exit	62.388 million *
Transport for London
Zone	1
History
1848 1994	Opened Start of international services
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF)
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London Waterloo is a major railway station and transport interchange complex in London, England. It is located in the London Borough of Lambeth, near to the South Bank. The complex comprises four linked railway stations and a bus station. The whole complex is within Travelcard Zone 1.

Contents 1 Naming 2 Waterloo mainline station 3 Waterloo International 4 Waterloo East 5 Waterloo Underground station 6 Waterloo Pier 7 External links 8 References

[edit] Naming

It is named after the Battle of Waterloo in which Napoleon was defeated near Brussels. Somewhat ironically, it is now London's gateway for train passengers from France and Belgium. In 1998, French politician Florent Longuepée wrote to British Prime Minister Tony Blair demanding unsuccessfully that the station be renamed on the grounds that the name is insensitive to French visitors. [1]

[edit] Waterloo mainline station

The original mainline Waterloo Station was opened on 11 July 1848 by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR). It was first laid out as a through station with the original (unrealised) intention of running mainline trains to the City. The station became increasingly ramshackle and cluttered as the 19th century went on, until the decision was taken to tear the whole thing down and begin again. Construction began on the new station in 1900 and continued until 1922, with the new station boasting 21 platforms and a concourse nearly 800 feet (244 m) long. However, it was badly damaged during World War II and required considerable reconstruction thereafter. ^{[citation needed]}

Following the privatisation of British Rail in the 1990s, ownership and management of Waterloo was transferred to Railtrack, and subsequently to Network Rail. Trains run to the south-west of England and are mostly operated by South West Trains.

The station is linked to the South Bank by an elevated walkway. It was once possible to walk directly by elevated walkways and footbridges all the way from the concourse of Waterloo to that of Charing Cross railway station on the north side of the River Thames, but the demolition of part of the Waterloo walkway and the reconstruction of the Hungerford Footbridge means that that is no longer possible.

One now-vanished curiosity of Waterloo is that it was originally the terminus for London's daily funeral express to Brookwood Cemetery. Funerary trains bearing coffins (at 2/6 each - singles, naturally) left from the 'Necropolis Station' just outside the main station. The Necropolis Station was almost completely destroyed during World War II.<ref>http://www.historyplace.com/specials/clarke.htm</ref>

There is a large four faced clock hanging in the middle of the main concourse. Meeting "under the clock at Waterloo station" was a traditional rendezvous for people planning to travel together or arriving from separate locations. ^{[citation needed]}

Left luggage service is available between platforms 11 and 12. The charge per item is six pounds for 24 hours. ^{[citation needed]} Waterloo is one of three rail termini in London not to have either a direct connection, or a connection within easy walking distance, to the Circle Line (the others are London Bridge and Marylebone).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		South West Trains		Vauxhall

[edit] Waterloo International

Waterloo International
Location
Place	South Bank
Local authority	London Borough of Lambeth
Operations
Managed by	Eurostar
Platforms in use	5
Transport for London
Zone	1
History
1994 2007	Opened Planned to close
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail

Waterloo International station adjoins Waterloo mainline station and has its own two-level concourse and train shed. It is the current London terminus for Eurostar trains to Belgium and France. The station is managed by Eurostar.

It was built in the early 1990s at a cost of £130 million[2] to a design by the architects Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners. The station was widely praised for its architecture, and won a variety of awards on its opening in 1994. Its most impressive feature is a 400 m-long glass canopy consisting of 37 prismatic, three-pinned bowstring arches of varying spans, designed by Anthony Hunt Associates.

From 14 November 2007, after the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is completed, Eurostar trains will terminate at St Pancras station thus making Waterloo International redundant. It will then revert to the ownership of the Department for Transport who will determine how it is to be used in the future.

Options being considered include converting it to offices and a shopping centre or converting it for use by South West Trains for its long-distance services to Weymouth and other regional routes. This would, however, involve considerable remodelling and reconstruction of the rail approaches to the station, and while South West Trains supports in principle the use of the terminal for its own services after Eurostar has left it, the costs associated with this option are a significant deterrent. However, at the present time, Government proposals do indicate a willingness to convert these platforms. [3]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		Eurostar		Ashford International

[edit] Waterloo East

Main article: Waterloo East railway station

Waterloo East is an adjoining station to Waterloo. It is connected via a footbridge and therefore forms as an interchange with trains to the South Coast and Kent. It is however classed as a separate station. It is operated by Southeastern.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
London Charing Cross		Southeastern		London Bridge
		Southern

[edit] Waterloo Underground station

Waterloo Underground
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Location
Place	South Bank
Local authority	London Borough of Lambeth
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	8
Transport for London
Zone	1
Annual entry/exit	68.427 million †
History
1898 1906 1926 1999	W&CR opened station BS&WR started Northern Line started Jubilee Line started
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [4]
Image:Underground roundel sign at Epping.jpg Tube Portal

Waterloo tube station is a London Underground station. It is on the Bakerloo Line between Lambeth North and Embankment, the Jubilee Line between Westminster and Southwark, the Northern Line between Kennington and Embankment, and the Waterloo & City Line leading to Bank.

The first underground station at Waterloo was opened on 8 August 1898 by the Waterloo & City Railway (W&CR) a subsidiary of the L&SWR. By doing so the W&CR, nicknamed "the Drain", achieved in a limited way the L&SWR's original plan of taking its tracks the short distance north-east into the City. The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (BS&WR, now the Bakerloo Line) started serving Waterloo on 10 March 1906. On 13 September 1926, the extension of the Hampstead and Highgate Line (as the Charing Cross branch of the Northern Line was then known) was opened from Embankment to the existing City & South London Railway station Kennington with a new station at Waterloo.

The Jubilee Line station opened on 20 November 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension project. The Jubilee platforms are at the opposite end of the site from those of the Bakerloo and Northern lines, but the two ends are connected by a 140 m (460 ft) moving walkway link - one of only two on the Underground. (The other is at the Waterloo & City Line at Bank.)

Waterloo station and the Waterloo Underground station are the setting for the classic Kinks song 'Waterloo Sunset'.

Preceding station	Underground Lines			Following station
Embankment		Bakerloo Line		Lambeth North
		Northern Line (Charing Cross branch)		Kennington
Terminus		Waterloo & City Line		Bank
Westminster		Jubilee Line		Southwark

[edit] Waterloo Pier

River services operate from Waterloo Pier next to the London Eye.

Preceding Pier	London River Services			Following Pier
Embankment Pier		Catamaran Cruisers		Terminus
Bankside Pier		Catamaran Cruisers
Bankside Pier		Tate to Tate		Millbank Pier
St Katharine's Pier		London Eye to Tower		Terminus
Westminster Pier		Tower and Greenwich		Tower Pier

[edit] External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Waterloo station

• Station information for Waterloo station from Network Rail
• Train times and station information for Waterloo station from National Rail (Station code: WAT)
• Train times and station information for Waterloo East from National Rail (Station code: WAE)
• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Waterloo Underground Station Bakerloo Line entrance to station in 1925
  • Waterloo Underground Station building in 1964 after rebuild
  • Waterloo Mainline station in 1925
• Waterloo Station Central Telephone Enquiry Bureau (CTEB) History

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 51.5033° -0.1135°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer

[edit] References

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Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London
Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo
Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras

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