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Embankment is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known by various names during its history. It is served by four lines: Bakerloo , Circle , District and Northern . On the Bakerloo line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line, the station is between Charing Cross and Waterloo stations.
Waterloo station (/ ˌ w ɔː t ər ˈ l uː /), [5] [6] also known as London Waterloo, is a major London terminus on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom, in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is connected to a London Underground station of the same name and is adjacent to Waterloo East station on the South ...
On 10 March 1906, the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway (now the Bakerloo line) was opened. [8] On 13 September 1926, the extension of the Hampstead & Highgate line (as the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line was then known) was opened from Embankment to the existing City and South London Railway station at Kennington with a new station at ...
The Waterloo & City line, colloquially known as The Drain, [4] is a shuttle line of the London Underground that runs between Waterloo and Bank with no intermediate stops. Its primary traffic consists of commuters from south-west London, Surrey and Hampshire arriving at Waterloo main line station and travelling forward to the City of London financial district.
The railway infrastructure of the London Underground includes 11 lines, with 272 stations.There are two types of line on the London Underground: services that run on the sub-surface network just below the surface using larger trains, and the deep-level tube lines, that are mostly self-contained and use smaller trains.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is on the Hounslow Loop Line, 12 km (7 1 ⁄ 2 miles) south west of London Waterloo. It was opened on 12 March 1916 on the Surrey side of the River Thames on the embankment leading to Barnes Railway Bridge, from which it takes its name.
The line is double tracked and is electrified using the 750 V DC third-rail system. The line was constructed by the London and South Western Railway primarily to cater for tourists visiting Hampton Court Palace and opened in 1849. All trains are operated by South Western Railway (SWR) and run to and from London Waterloo via Surbiton and Clapham ...
The Southern Railway renamed the station Waterloo (also known as Waterloo Eastern) on 7 July 1935 and it took its present name on 2 May 1977. [29] The platforms were designated A – D at the same time. [30] The pedestrian access from Waterloo mainline was replaced by the current high level covered walkway in 1992.