London Victoria train station
London Victoria is a major interchange: 214 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Clapham Junction, with 675 trains a day.
See London Victoria on the map
London Victoria is the nearest station for postcodes in SW1E, SW1W, SW1V, SW1H, SW1X, SW3. Check your own postcode.
- 214 direct destinations
- 6th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 81 parking spaces
- 35 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from London Victoria
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham Junction | 675 | 438 | 540 |
| East Croydon | 362 | 149 | 333 |
| Bromley South | 333 | 275 | 184 |
| Balham | 310 | 288 | 278 |
| Gatwick Airport | 285 | 150 | 283 |
| Battersea Park | 236 | 143 | 211 |
| Haywards Heath | 207 | 76 | 37 |
| Wandsworth Common | 182 | 147 | 210 |
| Sutton | 175 | 140 | 135 |
| West Croydon | 154 | 143 | 67 |
| Beckenham Junction | 150 | 78 | 70 |
| Bickley | 150 | 78 | 79 |
| Brixton | 149 | 78 | 70 |
| Herne Hill | 149 | 78 | 70 |
| Orpington | 149 | 77 | 205 |
| Petts Wood | 149 | 77 | 141 |
| Shortlands | 149 | 78 | 79 |
| Kent House | 130 | 78 | 70 |
| Penge East | 129 | 78 | 70 |
| Sydenham Hill | 128 | 78 | 70 |
| West Dulwich | 128 | 78 | 70 |
| Crystal Palace | 127 | 145 | 132 |
| Gipsy Hill | 127 | 145 | 132 |
| Streatham Hill | 127 | 145 | 132 |
| West Norwood | 127 | 145 | 132 |
| Chatham | 120 | 124 | 3 |
| Gillingham | 120 | 124 | 3 |
| Rochester | 120 | 124 | 73 |
| Denmark Hill | 119 | 111 | 113 |
| Selhurst | 117 | 77 | 105 |
| Swanley | 113 | 114 | 78 |
| Norbury | 110 | 74 | 72 |
| Streatham Common | 110 | 74 | 72 |
| Thornton Heath | 110 | 74 | 72 |
| Horsham | 107 | 92 | 74 |
| St Mary Cray | 107 | 114 | 78 |
| Carshalton Beeches | 97 | 71 | 67 |
| Waddon | 97 | 71 | 67 |
| Wallington | 97 | 71 | 67 |
| Three Bridges | 89 | 75 | 209 |
and 174 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving London Victoria
London Victoria is on the Brighton Main Line and the Chatham Main Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through London Victoria station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside London Victoria 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 London Victoria station is
53,784,358 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 6th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 3,232,110 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport than any other pair: 5,455,484 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.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, London Victoria loses 7 destinations including Sevenoaks, Paddock Wood, Pluckley, Headcorn, Staplehurst, Marden.
Nearest other stations
- Vauxhall 1.1 miles
- Battersea Park 1.2 miles
- Charing Cross 1.3 miles
- Bond Street 1.3 miles
- Queenstown Road 1.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of London Victoria, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Grosvenor Road · 0.6 miles
- Battersea Park closed 1870 · 0.8 miles
- Pimlico terminus · 0.9 miles
- Nine Elms · 1.0 miles
- Stewarts Lane · 1.2 miles
- South Kensington · 1.3 miles
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Facilities at London Victoria station
London Victoria is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: every day: 24 hours
Toilets · Waiting room · WiFi
Parking at London Victoria station
- Station Car Park 81 spaces
Cycle parking: 112 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 25 June 2026.
Getting to London Victoria station
London Victoria station is in Westminster, London, and is run by Network Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J1 (Chiswick Roundabout), 5.7 miles west.
35 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Victoria Station.
London Victoria is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
London Victoria 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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