London Waterloo station
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Summary
London Waterloo station is a central station[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of central station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,354 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: London Borough of Lambeth[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: dead-end railway station[5]
- Connecting line: South Western Main Line[6]
- Owned by: Network Rail[7]
- Operator: Network Rail[8]
- Named after: Waterloo Bridge[9]
- Adjacent station: Vauxhall station[10]
- Part of: London station group[11]
- Commons category: London Waterloo station[12]
- Located on linear feature: Reading Line, Waterloo to Wokingham Junction[13], Bournemouth Main Line (Waterloo to Weymouth), Waterloo to Northam Short Mile[14]
- Interchange station: Waterloo tube station[15], London Waterloo East railway station[16], Embankment tube station[17], London Eye Pier[18], Festival Pier[19]
- Official website: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/WAT.aspx[20]
- Number of platform tracks: 22[21]
- Described by source: Subterranea Britannica[22], Subterranea[23]
- Date of official opening: July 11, 1848[24]
- Different from: Waterloo railway station[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 15 m[26]
- Wikidata usage instructions: Use Q13141057 for the London Underground station[27], 伦敦地铁车站请使用Q13141057[28], 倫敦地鐵車站請使用Q13141057[29]
- Fare zone: London fare zone 1[30]
- Class of station: Category A railway station[31]
- State of use: in use[32]
- WordLift URL: http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/waterloo-station[33]
- Historic county: Surrey[34]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:London Waterloo station (exterior)[35]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for London Waterloo station include Waterloo Sunset[36], a single[37]; Waterloo tube station[38], a London Underground station[39], in United Kingdom[40]; and London Waterloo East railway station[41], a railway station[42], in United Kingdom[43].
Why It Matters
London Waterloo station has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Waterloo Sunset[36], a single[37]; Waterloo tube station[38], a London Underground station[39], in United Kingdom[40]; and London Waterloo East railway station[41], a railway station[42], in United Kingdom[43].