Charing Cross train station
Charing Cross is a major interchange: 117 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is London Bridge, with 676 trains a day.
Address: Strand, London, WC2N 5HS
Charing Cross is the nearest station for postcodes in WC2N, WC2E, WC2R, SW1A, SW1Y. Check your own postcode.
- 117 direct destinations
- 23rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 14 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Charing Cross
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Bridge | 676 | 634 | 284 |
| Waterloo East | 675 | 634 | 284 |
| Lewisham | 290 | 376 | 109 |
| Sevenoaks | 256 | 302 | 150 |
| Hither Green | 219 | 150 | 100 |
| Dartford | 215 | 148 | 66 |
| Tonbridge | 185 | 154 | 117 |
| Orpington | 165 | 238 | 95 |
| Bexley | 150 | 73 | 65 |
| Crayford | 150 | 73 | 65 |
| New Eltham | 150 | 73 | 65 |
| Sidcup | 150 | 73 | 65 |
| Albany Park | 145 | 73 | 65 |
| Lee | 144 | 73 | 65 |
| Mottingham | 144 | 73 | 65 |
| Hayes | 143 | 144 | 66 |
| Catford Bridge | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| Clock House | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| Eden Park | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| Elmers End | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| Ladywell | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| Lower Sydenham | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| New Beckenham | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| West Wickham | 142 | 144 | 66 |
| High Brooms | 113 | 84 | 58 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 113 | 84 | 58 |
| Ashford International | 81 | 74 | 58 |
| Chelsfield | 81 | 149 | 34 |
| Greenhithe | 79 | 2 | 65 |
| Gravesend | 79 | 2 | 65 |
| Chislehurst | 78 | 77 | 35 |
| Elmstead Woods | 78 | 77 | 35 |
| Grove Park | 78 | 77 | 35 |
| Petts Wood | 78 | 152 | 35 |
| Stone Crossing | 76 | 2 | 65 |
| Northfleet | 75 | 2 | 65 |
| Swanscombe | 75 | 2 | 65 |
| Dunton Green | 73 | 149 | 34 |
| Knockholt | 73 | 148 | 33 |
| Headcorn | 69 | 68 | 58 |
and 77 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Charing Cross
Charing Cross is on the South Eastern Main Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Charing Cross station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Charing Cross station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Charing Cross station is
19,767,784 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 23rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 315,874 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Charing Cross and London Bridge than any other pair: 1,281,250 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 75 stations instead of 117, a drop of about 36%. Saturday runs to 89.
Nearest other stations
- London Waterloo 0.6 miles
- Tottenham Court Road 0.7 miles
- Waterloo East 0.7 miles
- London Blackfriars 0.9 miles
- City Thameslink 1.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Charing Cross, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Blackfriars (SER) · 0.9 miles
- Borough Road · 1.2 miles
- Great Portland Street · 1.4 miles
- St Pancras · 1.6 miles
- Bank and Monument stations · 1.6 miles
- Nine Elms · 1.6 miles
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Facilities at Charing Cross station
Charing Cross is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: every day: 24 hours
Toilets · Waiting room
Parking at Charing Cross station
- Station Car Park
Cycle parking: 20 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 5 May 2026.
Getting to Charing Cross station
Charing Cross station is in Westminster, London, and is run by Network Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M1 J1 (Staples Corner), 6.3 miles north-west.
14 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Northumberland Avenue.
Charing Cross is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Charing Cross station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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