Waterloo East is a stop on the South Eastern Main Line in Central London between
London Charing Cross and
London Bridge.
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| Southeastern 466 020 arrives at Waterloo East |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(South Eastern Main Line) |
| Station code: |
WAE |
| Opened: |
1869 |
| Platforms: |
4 |
The station was opened in 1869 by the South Eastern Railway as
Waterloo Junction. The station was built to connect with London South Western Railway services at London Charing Cross. The station is adjacent to the much larger terminus
London Waterloo, there was once a dedicated line between the two stations but this has been closed.
The station was renamed
Waterloo Eastern [1] in 1935, the name changing to Waterloo East in 1977. In 1999
Southwark tube station on the Jubilee Line opened, the station has a direct connection with Waterloo East.
The station has an island and two other platforms which are numbered (or rather lettered) A-D to avoid confusion with London Waterloo's platforms. The station is managed by Southeastern Railway.
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| View down the platform |
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| A Southeastern train arrives |
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| Waiting rooms and facilities on the island platform |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Charing Cross to Orpington (Middleton Press, 1991) Fig. 11
