Waterloo East train station

Waterloo East is a major interchange: 120 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.

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Address: Sandell Street, London, SE1 8SW

120 direct destinations
72nd busiest in Britain
Staffed full time
Step-free in part
4 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Waterloo East

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

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
London Bridge	676	597	483
Charing Cross	675	597	483
Lewisham	290	269	211
Sevenoaks	256	226	116
Hither Green	219	226	202
Dartford	215	188	67
Tonbridge	185	152	116
Orpington	165	158	195
Bexley	150	149	66
Crayford	150	149	66
New Eltham	150	149	133
Sidcup	150	149	133
Albany Park	145	149	66
Lee	144	149	133
Mottingham	144	149	133
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	83	58
Tunbridge Wells	113	83	58
Ashford International	81	74	89
Chelsfield	81	75	1
Greenhithe	79	78	65
Gravesend	79	78	65
Chislehurst	78	77	69
Elmstead Woods	78	77	69
Grove Park	78	77	69
Petts Wood	78	77	69
Stone Crossing	76	78	65
Northfleet	75	78	65
Swanscombe	75	78	65
Dunton Green	73	75	1
Knockholt	73	74	0
Headcorn	69	68	57

and 80 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Waterloo East station is

6,841,002 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 72nd busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 802,753 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Waterloo East and London Bridge than any other pair: 641,826 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: 76 stations instead of 120, a drop of about 37%. Saturday runs to 89.

Changing from 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, Waterloo East loses 3 destinations including Kemsing, East Malling, Barming.

Nearest other stations

London Waterloo 0.2 miles
London Blackfriars 0.5 miles
Charing Cross 0.7 miles
City Thameslink 0.8 miles
Elephant & Castle 0.8 miles

Closed stations nearby

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

Blackfriars (SER) · 0.2 miles
Borough Road · 0.5 miles
Bank and Monument stations · 1.1 miles
Bricklayers Arms · 1.4 miles
Walworth Road · 1.5 miles
Nine Elms · 1.6 miles

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Facilities at Waterloo East station

Waterloo East is staffed full time, with step-free access to part of the station.

Toilets · Waiting room

From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 August 2026.

Getting to Waterloo East station

Waterloo East station is in Lambeth, London, and is run by Southeastern.

The nearest motorway junction is M1 J1 (Staples Corner), 7.0 miles north-west.

4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Sandell Street / Waterloo Station.

Waterloo East is inside the London Travelcard area.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Waterloo East 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