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London Bridge National Rail
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The class 171 train at London Bridge station
London Bridge is located in Central London
London Bridge
London Bridge
Location of London Bridge in Central London
Location Southwark
Local authority City of London
Managed by Network Rail
Station code LBG
Number of platforms 15
Fare zone 1
OSI
London Bridge tube station London Underground
Bank tube station London Underground
Key dates
1836 London Bridge station opened
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London Bridge station is a major railway and London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark. It is immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east of Charing Cross. It is the oldest railway terminus in London, opened in June 1839. There is also a bus station. It is the fourth busiest rail terminal in London. In addition, it is where many commuters transfer between lines.

The mainline station is one of 18 railway stations managed by Network Rail and is a major transport terminus and interchange for south London. Over 54 million people a year use the station.

The underground station is a junction station of two lines, the Jubilee Line and the Bank branch of the Northern Line. All underground platforms are accessed through ticket barriers. The station is in Travelcard Zone 1. It is south of the River Thames, so it does not have a direct connection to the Circle Line.

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Two Southeastern trains approaching London Bridge station.


Images for kids

  • London bridge viaduct

    The original London and Greenwich Railway station in December 1836

  • Bricklayers Arms & New Cross, Midhurst RJD 91

    A 1908 Railway Clearing House map of lines around the approaches to London Bridge

  • London Bridge station

    The proposed London Bridge joint station c. 1844

  • London Bridge 1850

    The South Eastern Station (left) and the temporary Brighton station c. 1850 after the demolition of the Joint station

  • London Bridge 1853

    The London Brighton and South Coast Railway station c. 1853

  • London bridge station 1858

    The two stations, as seen from the line c. 1853

  • DISTRICT(1888) p143 - London Bridge station (plan)

    Plan of the stations by 1888, with the SER's separate high- and low-level tracks, and the LB&SCR's new platforms 4, 5 and 6 and Terminus Hotel

  • London bridge 1922

    The LB&SCR station in 1922 shortly before Southern Railway ownership. The Terminus Hotel is to the right of the picture

  • London Bridge 1 Station, 2026023 075a3fe3

    Central Section concourse before the 1978 rebuilding

  • London Bridge 2 Station 2026015 341395ae

    The station approach before the 1978 rebuilding

  • London Bridge station new concourse, August 2016

    Part of the new concourse under platforms 7–9.

  • Offices of the South Eastern Railway in London - Redvers

    The South Eastern Railway's former headquarters in Tooley Street, London, near London Bridge station.

  • London Bridge Station Layout in 2018

    A plan of lines in and out of London Bridge Station

  • Track diagram London Bridge2

    Track diagram

  • London Bridge tube stn northbound Northern look south

    Northern line platforms

  • London Bridge Jubilee Platforms

    Jubilee line platforms

See also

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