London station group facts for kids

The London station group is a group of 18 railway stations in central London. They are part of the National Rail network. Most are terminal stations, meaning that they are at the end of the railway line. The station group is shown on tickets as London Terminals.

Group members

As of 2024, the group is made up of:

Former members

• Broad Street (closed 1986)
• Holborn Viaduct (closed 1990)
• Kensington Olympia (withdrawn 1994)
• Kings Cross Thameslink (closed 2007)

Station statistics

Station	Image	Location	Coordinates	Managed by	London services	National services	Annual entry/exit (millions) 2006/7	Annual entry/exit (millions) 2007/8	Annual entry/exit (millions) 2008/9	Annual entry/exit (millions) 2009/10	Open date	Terminal platforms	Through platforms
Blackfriars		City of London	51°30′40″N 0°06′11″W / 51.511°N 0.103°W / 51.511; -0.103 (Blackfriars)	First Capital Connect	NW, N, S, SE	Thameslink, Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport	11.852	12.440	12.959	12.089	1886	2	2
Cannon Street		City of London	51°30′36″N 0°05′24″W / 51.510°N 0.090°W / 51.510; -0.090 (Cannon Street)	Network Rail	SE	Kent and East Sussex	21.106	22.045	21.646	20.229	1866	7	0
Charing Cross		Westminster	51°30′25″N 0°07′23″W / 51.507°N 0.123°W / 51.507; -0.123 (Charing Cross)	Network Rail	SE	Kent and East Sussex	34.779	36.294	36.660	36.460	1864	6	0
City Thameslink		City of London	51°30′58″N 0°06′11″W / 51.516°N 0.103°W / 51.516; -0.103 (City Thameslink)	First Capital Connect	NW, N, S, SE	Thameslink, Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport	5.479	5.370	5.294	5.163	1988	0	2
Euston		Camden	51°31′41″N 0°07′59″W / 51.528°N 0.133°W / 51.528; -0.133 (Euston)	Network Rail	NW	West Coast Main Line	25.585	28.739	31.179	30.068	1837	18	0
Fenchurch Street		City of London	51°30′40″N 0°04′41″W / 51.511°N 0.078°W / 51.511; -0.078 (Fenchurch Street)	Network Rail	E	Southend-on-Sea	15.189	15.976	16.576	15.093	1841	4	0
Kings Cross		Camden	51°31′55″N 0°07′23″W / 51.532°N 0.123°W / 51.532; -0.123 (Kings Cross)	Network Rail	N	East Coast Main Line	22.504	23.945	24.641	24.818	1852	12	0
Liverpool Street		City of London	51°31′05″N 0°04′52″W / 51.518°N 0.081°W / 51.518; -0.081 (Liverpool Street)	Network Rail	E, NE	East of England, Stansted Airport	55.266	57.790	56.198	51.596	1874	18	0
London Bridge		Southwark	51°30′18″N 0°05′10″W / 51.505°N 0.086°W / 51.505; -0.086 (London Bridge)	Network Rail	S, SE, NW	Kent, East Sussex, Gatwick Airport	47.577	50.602	49.901	48.723	1836	9	6
Marylebone		Westminster	51°31′19″N 0°09′47″W / 51.522°N 0.163°W / 51.522; -0.163 (Marylebone)	Chiltern Railways	NW	Birmingham	11.639	11.559	11.645	11.758	1899	6	0
Moorgate		City of London	51°31′05″N 0°05′17″W / 51.518°N 0.088°W / 51.518; -0.088 (Moorgate)	London Underground	N	Hertfordshire	9.236	10.109	9.374	6.737	1865	2	0
Old Street		Islington	51°31′30″N 0°05′13″W / 51.525°N 0.087°W / 51.525; -0.087 (Old Street)	London Underground	N	Hertfordshire	0.734	0.813	0.828	1.372	1901	0	2
Paddington		Westminster	51°31′01″N 0°10′37″W / 51.517°N 0.177°W / 51.517; -0.177 (Paddington)	Network Rail	W	Great Western Main Line, Heathrow Airport	27.259	26.521	32.697	29.104	1854	14	0
St Pancras		Camden	51°31′48″N 0°07′30″W / 51.530°N 0.125°W / 51.530; -0.125 (St Pancras)	Network Rail	N, NW, S, SE	Midland Main Line, Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport, Kent	5.777	6.624	19.326	18.020	1868	13	2
Vauxhall		Lambeth	51°29′06″N 0°07′19″W / 51.485°N 0.122°W / 51.485; -0.122 (Vauxhall)	South West Trains	SW	South West England	10.469	15.420	14.582	13.890	1848	0	10
Victoria		Westminster	51°29′46″N 0°08′38″W / 51.496°N 0.144°W / 51.496; -0.144 (Victoria)	Network Rail	S, SE, SW	Kent, Sussex, Gatwick Airport	66.749	70.854	70.157	70.224	1862	19	0
Waterloo		Lambeth	51°30′11″N 0°06′47″W / 51.503°N 0.113°W / 51.503; -0.113 (Waterloo)	Network Rail	SW	South West England	89.993	91.452	88.548	86.397	1848	19	0
Waterloo East		Lambeth	51°30′14″N 0°06′36″W / 51.504°N 0.110°W / 51.504; -0.110 (Waterloo East)	Southeastern	S, SE	Kent and East Sussex	6.329	6.537	6.675	6.714	1869	0	4

Related pages

• List of London railway stations

Images for kids

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  The first London terminal station, London Bridge, in 1836

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  The distinctive Gothic architecture of St Pancras railway station survived demolition, unlike neighbouring Euston.

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  Broad Street station was one of the few in the London station group to be closed and demolished.

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  The building of railway lines into London took up a substantial amount of land, particularly south of the Thames.