Waterloo Station
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| Address | Waterloo Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8SW, UK |
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| Opened | 1848 |
| Phone | +44 345 711 4141 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| Managed by | Network Rail |
| Architects | James Robb Scott |
| Did you know | London Waterloo is the busiest railway station in Great Britain by annual entries/exits (94. 345 million). |
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| ID | 985992 |
About Waterloo Station
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, 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.
Where is the Waterloo Station
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... Last week, a sit-in protest was held at London s Waterloo Station...
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...Three men have been arrested after a " racially aggravated altercation" at Waterloo Station British Transport Police (BTP) has said...
Swanage Railway T3 class No. 563 steam locomotive returns to action
... It escaped the scrapyard for the second time when it was used to mark the centenary of London s Waterloo Station in 1948...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... The letter bombs have been sent in the post to Waterloo Station, buildings near Heathrow and London City Airport and the University of Glasgow...
BBC Breakfast turns back the clock on 40th birthday
... Diana Moran, aka the Green Goddess, also turned back the clock to lead an exercise routine at Waterloo Station...
Busiest and quietest railway stations in Britain revealed
... The final journey of British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill started at Waterloo Station...
Windrush Day: Waterloo Station statue to be unveiled
... It depicts a man, woman and child standing on top of suitcases and is being revealed at Waterloo Station on Wednesday to mark Windrush Day...
Tube strike signals end of party for Londoners
... A lot of passengers at Waterloo Station were caught out by the fact that all stations in the heart of the capital were closed...
Busiest and quietest railway stations in Britain revealed
London Waterloo is Once Again The busiest Railway Station in Britain, after being knocked from The Top spot Last Year by Stratford (London).
Waterloo's passenger numbers though, at 41. 4 million, are still less than half of its pre-lockdown figures.
Eight of The Top 10 are London stations, with Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly Coming In at eighth and 10th respectively.
Elton and Orston in Nottinghamshire was The least used.
East Midlands Railway schedules " up to two" services A Day from The unmanned station, which recorded just 40 passenger entrances.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) estimates station usage for each of The 2,570 stations in Britain.
London WaterlooWaterloo, which opened in 1848, was The busiest British station for 14 years until Stratford (London) took its place for 2020-2021.
Waterloo was The Last London terminus to provide steam-powered services - The Final steam train went to Bournemouth in 1967.
It also provided The terminus of The London Necropolis Company, accommodating mourners and holding funeral services before coffins were transported for burial at Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey.
The Final journey of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill started at Waterloo Station . His coffin was loaded a Battle-of-Britain-Class locomotive named Winston Churchill before travelling to Blenheim Palace for burial.
The Top 10:Between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 there were 24 stations in Great Britain with More Than 10 million entries and exits, compared to just five stations over The previous 12 Months . There were 43 such stations in The 2019-20 tally.
In Scotland, Glasgow Central remained The most-used station with 15. 3 million entries and exits, while Edinburgh was second with 13. 6 million.
In Wales, Cardiff Central remained The busiest station in The latest year with 7. 5 million. Newport was second.
Under 100There were six open stations with fewer than 100 entries and exits in The latest year:
Feras Alshaker from The ORR said it was " heartening" to see passengers returning to travelling by rail following a difficult period for The industry during The pandemic.
Estimates of station usage are derived from The rail industry's ticketing and revenue system, together with some local ticketing data.
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