London Waterloo Station | London, UK

nick_taylor · March 9th, 2005, 03:03 PM

London Waterloo Station

The largest station in London and the UK by area covered: 24.5acres.Technically the station is part of a much larger transportation interchange, with the Waterloo London Underground platforms beneath the station, the Waterloo East station which serves trains from Kent and Southwark Jubilee line tube station, which like Waterloo, has a Jubilee line station. The station is served by the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and the Waterloo & City London Underground lines.

The original station opened on July 11, 1848, but the current structure dates from 1900 and was built entirely from Portland Stone in the Imperial Baroque style. The roof shed is different from normal sheds, in that it is of transverse ridge and furrow design, resembling a large greenhouse and measures 540ft by 540ft. The roof was designed by J.W. Jacomb-Hood and A.W. Szlumper and the maximum span is 118ft.

A notable feature at Waterloo is the Victory Arch, which is dedicated to the loss of London South West Railway servicemen during WW1.
The station, like many of the other London Train Termini, had undergone modernisation in the late 80's and this has been continued with the advent of plasma screens replacing the old Solari board (which is still around as a sort of artifact of the station) to keep apace with modern demands (currently 110mppa use the station). There are 4 large train timetables now present on the concourse, each comprised of 22 plasma screens. On top of that, each platform entrance has a plasma screen displaying the destinations of the train currently at the platform.

Currently there are 19 platforms that serve commuter trains and 4 platforms in the adjacent Waterloo International partion of the station that serve the 400m long Eurostar trainsets.

The following are pictures taken by myself.

Note: you can see the top of one of the Eurostar trains to the top of the image

***Arpels*** · March 9th, 2005, 03:33 PM

wonderful pics nick, I like this station, big and full of charm!! 9,5/10

Phobos · March 9th, 2005, 03:40 PM

I liked a lot the imposing entrance!
8/10

nick_taylor · March 9th, 2005, 04:16 PM

I forgot to add - the actual name of the station derives from the Battle of Waterloo (a town in Belgium) where on the 15th June 1815, the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, which marked the end of France's hostile adventures across Continental Europe. Ironically if your coming from Paris via the Channel Tunnel on Eurostar, your journey ends at London Waterloo International

Sonic from Padova · March 9th, 2005, 10:01 PM

10!

Manuel · March 9th, 2005, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick-taylor

I forgot to add - the actual name of the station derives from the Battle of Waterloo (a town in Belgium) where on the 15th June 1815, the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, which marked the end of France's hostile adventures across Continental Europe. Ironically if your coming from Paris via the Channel Tunnel on Eurostar, your journey ends at London Waterloo International

Naughty !

nice pics and good idea to make a thread out of every Ldn termini.
I really like the Grimshaw eurostar extension

Jonesy55 · March 9th, 2005, 10:45 PM

Better than Liv st, not as good as St. Pancras 8/10.

If we're having a station theme on ROA I might take some pictures of B'ham New St. tomorrow

Monkey · March 9th, 2005, 11:01 PM

It's stunning ... huge, bright and airy. Quite futuristic too.

I prefer St Pancras, however.

9.5

***Arpels*** · March 9th, 2005, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick-taylor

I forgot to add - the actual name of the station derives from the Battle of Waterloo (a town in Belgium) where on the 15th June 1815, the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, which marked the end of France's hostile adventures across Continental Europe. Ironically if your coming from Paris via the Channel Tunnel on Eurostar, your journey ends at London Waterloo International

LOL

Ellatur · March 10th, 2005, 02:47 AM

8/10

***hkskyline*** · March 10th, 2005, 05:03 AM

centralized pandemonium · March 10th, 2005, 06:41 AM

Awesome. 9.5

***Matthieu*** · March 10th, 2005, 02:19 PM

8/10 for the entrace. The rest is rather common in Europe.

nick_taylor · March 14th, 2005, 03:47 PM

The platforms in the foreground are those of Waterloo International for the 400m long passenger trainsets. In the background are the platforms for suburban, commuter and regional trains into London Waterloo Station.

nova · March 14th, 2005, 03:58 PM

9.5/10

Great blend of old and new!

hugo_hlv · March 15th, 2005, 03:56 AM

8.5/10

Fabio · November 10th, 2005, 09:22 PM

9/10

nice mix of modern and old.

El_Greco · November 11th, 2005, 01:31 AM

9.5/10

cphdude · November 16th, 2005, 11:12 AM

outside looks great, inside not so good....7.5

Harkeb · November 22nd, 2005, 09:30 AM

7.5

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March 9th, 2005, 03:03 PM	#1
nick_taylor BANNED Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portsmouth (term time); Bishop's Stortford (out of term time) Posts: 1,932	London Waterloo Station \| London, UK London Waterloo Station The largest station in London and the UK by area covered: 24.5acres.Technically the station is part of a much larger transportation interchange, with the Waterloo London Underground platforms beneath the station, the Waterloo East station which serves trains from Kent and Southwark Jubilee line tube station, which like Waterloo, has a Jubilee line station. The station is served by the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and the Waterloo & City London Underground lines. The original station opened on July 11, 1848, but the current structure dates from 1900 and was built entirely from Portland Stone in the Imperial Baroque style. The roof shed is different from normal sheds, in that it is of transverse ridge and furrow design, resembling a large greenhouse and measures 540ft by 540ft. The roof was designed by J.W. Jacomb-Hood and A.W. Szlumper and the maximum span is 118ft. A notable feature at Waterloo is the Victory Arch, which is dedicated to the loss of London South West Railway servicemen during WW1. The station, like many of the other London Train Termini, had undergone modernisation in the late 80's and this has been continued with the advent of plasma screens replacing the old Solari board (which is still around as a sort of artifact of the station) to keep apace with modern demands (currently 110mppa use the station). There are 4 large train timetables now present on the concourse, each comprised of 22 plasma screens. On top of that, each platform entrance has a plasma screen displaying the destinations of the train currently at the platform. Currently there are 19 platforms that serve commuter trains and 4 platforms in the adjacent Waterloo International partion of the station that serve the 400m long Eurostar trainsets. The following are pictures taken by myself. Note: you can see the top of one of the Eurostar trains to the top of the image

March 9th, 2005, 03:40 PM	#3
Phobos Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Porto,Portugal-EU(currently living in Brazil) Posts: 8,811	I liked a lot the imposing entrance! 8/10 __________________ ████ ████ Europe:many countries,only one nation. http://europa.eu/

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March 9th, 2005, 03:33 PM	#2
*Arpels* Αλέξανδρος Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Guarda/Moita Posts: 49,671	wonderful pics nick, I like this station, big and full of charm!! 9,5/10

March 9th, 2005, 04:16 PM	#4
nick_taylor BANNED Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portsmouth (term time); Bishop's Stortford (out of term time) Posts: 1,932	I forgot to add - the actual name of the station derives from the Battle of Waterloo (a town in Belgium) where on the 15th June 1815, the Duke of Wellington decisively defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, which marked the end of France's hostile adventures across Continental Europe. Ironically if your coming from Paris via the Channel Tunnel on Eurostar, your journey ends at London Waterloo International

March 9th, 2005, 10:01 PM	#5
Sonic from Padova Николай Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Padova Posts: 7,436	10!

March 9th, 2005, 10:45 PM	#7
Jonesy55 Bred for skills & magic Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: shrewsbury, salopia Posts: 6,010	Better than Liv st, not as good as St. Pancras 8/10. If we're having a station theme on ROA I might take some pictures of B'ham New St. tomorrow

March 9th, 2005, 11:01 PM	#8
Monkey Londinium langur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Londinium Posts: 14,835	It's stunning ... huge, bright and airy. Quite futuristic too. I prefer St Pancras, however. 9.5

March 10th, 2005, 06:41 AM	#12
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March 10th, 2005, 02:19 PM	#13
*Matthieu* Administrateur Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tarbes, the capital of the world Posts: 9,969	8/10 for the entrace. The rest is rather common in Europe. __________________ Midi-Pyrénées, it's bigger than The Netherlands Skyscraperjobs.net

March 14th, 2005, 03:47 PM	#14
nick_taylor BANNED Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Portsmouth (term time); Bishop's Stortford (out of term time) Posts: 1,932	The platforms in the foreground are those of Waterloo International for the 400m long passenger trainsets. In the background are the platforms for suburban, commuter and regional trains into London Waterloo Station.

March 14th, 2005, 03:58 PM	#15
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November 10th, 2005, 09:22 PM	#17
Fabio Go Habs! Go! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Montréal-QC Posts: 5,034	9/10 nice mix of modern and old. __________________ L'hiver frappe à notre porte

November 11th, 2005, 01:31 AM	#18
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