London Liverpool Street (LST)

London Liverpool Street is the terminus for the West Anglia and Great Eastern Main Lines as well as local commuter services along the Lea Valley and services to Stansted Airport and the Elizabeth Line of Transport for London
Greater Anglia 720 548 stands at London Liverpool Street


Information
Type: National Rail (West Anglia & Great Eastern
Main Lines, Lea Valley Lines, Stansted Express)
Transport for London (Elizabeth Line)
Station code: LST
Opened: 1874
Platforms: 19

The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1874 (though the full opening was not until the following year) replacing the earlier GER terminus of Bishopsgate. Within a few years the station was operating at capacity and was expanded Eastwards in 1895. 

Electrification of the commuter lines from London Liverpool Street began in the late 1940s. The station saw redevelopment in the 1980s with office space built above the tracks. In 2022 the Elizabeth Line opened from two new platforms. Below the station is Liverpool Street underground station.

The station is the third busiest on the network after London Waterloo and London Victoria. The station is served by Greater Anglia, TfL Rail, c2c and London Overground.
New Elizabeth Line platform


TfL 345 007 awaits the opening of the Elizabeth Line

Old and new, GA 321 314 and TfL Rail 345 007

Platform display

In (recent) days gone by, a GA Class 90