Waterloo East railway station

Waterloo East National Rail
London Waterloo East
Waterloo East viewed from the London Eye
Waterloo East is located in Central London
Waterloo East
Waterloo East
Location of Waterloo East in Central London
LocationWaterloo
Local authorityLondon Borough of Lambeth
Grid referenceTQ313800
Managed bySoutheastern
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)WAE
DfT categoryB
Number of platforms4 (lettered A–D)
Fare zone1
OSIWaterloo
Waterloo
Embankment
Southwark [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 10.507 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.869 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 10.075 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.863 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 2.194 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.255 million[2]
2021–22Increase 5.109 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.557 million[2]
2022–23Increase 5.430 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.641 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companySouth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingSouth Eastern and Chatham Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 January 1869 (1869-01-01)Opened as Waterloo Junction
7 July 1935Renamed Waterloo
2 May 1977Renamed Waterloo East
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°30′13″N 0°06′40″W / 51.5037°N 0.111°W / 51.5037; -0.111
London transport portal

Waterloo East railway station, also known as London Waterloo East,[3] is a railway station in central London on the line from Charing Cross through to London Bridge towards Kent, in the south-east of England. It is to the east of London Waterloo railway station and close to Southwark tube station.

The station opened in 1869 as Waterloo Junction, to provide a connection between the London and South Western Railway at Waterloo, and the South Eastern Railway at Charing Cross. A dedicated line was built between Waterloo and Waterloo East, which was later converted to a footpath. Trains originally ran to Cannon Street, but after competition from the London Underground, these were withdrawn as a wartime measure in 1916. The station continued to be connected to Waterloo mainline via a footbridge. Waterloo East was given its current name in 1977, and remains an important interchange in London. It is part of the London station group. The station is located in London fare zone 1.

  1. ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ "Station facilities for London Waterloo East". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 29 May 2013.