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Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail. [3] Named after the nearby Victoria Street , [ 4 ] the mainline station is a terminus of the Brighton Main Line to Gatwick Airport and Brighton and the ...
This is a list of the busiest railway stations in Great Britain on the National Rail network for the 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 financial year. The dataset records increased levels of mobility when compared with the 2022–23 data although still not fully recovered from the peak of 2019–20.
Victoria Coach Station covers 3.3 acres (13,000 m 2) with separate arrival and departure terminals on opposite sides of Elizabeth Street. The departure building includes food and retail outlets, left-luggage facilities and a ticket hall. [4] London Buses routes 11, 44, 170, C1, C10, N11 and N44 serve the coach station.
Opened by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway in 1905 as Ham Bridge Halt when the LB&SCR introduced 'motor', or 'Push-Pull' trains which served newly opened railway 'halts', as well as existing stations, between Brighton and Worthing. [4] Other halts were opened at Holland Road, Dyke Junction, Fishersgate, and Bungalow Town. [4]
Only the Portsmouth Line remains, used by services from Sutton and beyond to London Victoria, and from Sutton to London Blackfriars and beyond. The line still has sharp curves at either end of the station where the junctions were located and speed is limited to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h). [7] The platforms can accommodate 7 coaches.
Ravensbourne railway station is in the London Borough of Bromley in south London. The station adjoins Beckenham Place Park and serves the north edge of Beckenham and Shortlands. It is 10 miles 34 chains (16.8 km) measured from London Victoria. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Thameslink.
Charing Cross railway station (also known as London Charing Cross) [4] is a central London railway terminus between the Strand and Hungerford Bridge in the City of Westminster. It is the terminus of the Southeastern Main Lines to Dover via Ashford and Hastings via Tunbridge Wells .
2 tph to London Victoria (non-stop) 2 tph to Brighton (calling at Haywards Heath only) On Sundays, the services to Brighton do not run, with Gatwick Express trains operating as a shuttle between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria only. Gatwick Express services are operated using Class 387 EMUs.