London Waterloo railway station

London Waterloo is a major interchange: 180 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 1275 trains a day.

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Direct trains from London Waterloo

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

and 140 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy London Waterloo is

70,389,546 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2nd busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 4,464,632 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction than any other pair: 3,752,812 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 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, London Waterloo gains 1 destination including Berrylands.

Nearest other stations

• Waterloo East 0.2 miles
• Charing Cross 0.6 miles
• London Blackfriars 0.7 miles
• Elephant & Castle 0.9 miles
• City Thameslink 0.9 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of London Waterloo, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

• Blackfriars (SER) · 0.4 miles
• Borough Road · 0.6 miles
• Bank and Monument stations · 1.3 miles
• Nine Elms · 1.4 miles
• Walworth Road · 1.5 miles
• Bricklayers Arms · 1.5 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.