New entrances and exits provide better routes to and from the station. So check whether boarding the trains at either of those stations will suit you better before you head to London Bridge. Go to lower concourse level. [37] Because of World War I, the line to Croydon was not electrified until 1920. endstream
King Cross - London Bridge: 30 Minutes. The end-to-end journey time from London Bridge to Heathrow will be around 55min to 1hr 10min, depending on the time between trains at Farringdon station. Station Exits - (1) St. Thomas Street, (2) Tooley Street, (3) Joiner Street, (4) London Bridge Street. If you will be heading to St Pancras station to connect into the EMR or Eurostar trains, or will be taking a train on from King's Cross station, then taking these Thameslink trains can be a good alternative to taking the Northern line of the Underground. The shell of the two stations was patched up but the former Terminus Hotel, then used as railway offices, was rendered unsafe and demolished. [41], By the 1930s, a regular feature of London Bridge traffic was a glut of commuter services all departing at or shortly after 5:00 pm. with stops at Stratford City near the Stratford station entrance, the London Aquatics Centre at White Post Lane. 0000003407 00000 n
From the eastbound, go to the front of the train, enter the last passage before the end of the platform and take the turning left. [3] It has a ticket hall and entrance area with its main frontage on Tooley Street, and other entrances on Borough High Street and within the main line station concourse. There are three escalators, the right-hand one is normally the one you need. 10 Bermondsey Street. There are the usual coffee shops etc on the concourse if you want to sit down and grab a drink. These trains will have previously called at St Pancras, Farringdon, City Thameslink and Blackfriars stations before they depart from London Bridge, so check if any of those alternative stations will be more convenient. All of the platforms in the station can be also accessed from the upper concourse; platforms 10-15 are right beside it, while an escalator and and lift over on the left side of the upper concourse, lead down to the lower level, so provide the access from the upper part of the station to platforms 1-9. Lifts are available between Northern line and Borough High Street entrance then via Borough High Street, St Thomas Street and Joiner Street to the main Underground ticket hall from where lifts are available to/from the Jubilee line. As a result, in 1838 the London and Croydon Railway obtained powers to enlarge the station it was then constructing at London Bridge, before it had opened for traffic. Platforms 1 - 9 are immediately above this concourse and they arranged in pairs: 2-3, 4-5, 6-7 and 8-9. with platform 1 as a separate entity. /op false
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[45] This included a 21million re-signalling scheme that consolidated 16 signal boxes into a new London Bridge Area Signalling Centre and a new station concourse designed by N. D. T. Wikeley, regional architect for the Southern Region. London Bridge. Turn left at the top of the escalators,the gate line is in front of you with a manual gate at the left-hand end and all automatic gates should be exits. I usually arrive by bus, coming off London Bridge the bus swoops down and then climbs up into the bus station, into perpetual gloom. 0000830851 00000 n
This was followed by electric services to Epsom Downs via West Croydon, Crystal Palace via Tulse Hill, and Streatham Hill, and to Dorking North and Effingham Junction via Mitcham on 3 March 1929. The new London Bridge station was designed with more space and easier connections to other rail services and the Underground, to handle the expected passenger growth into the future. London Bridge station is located on the south-eastern corner of central London, but the Southeastern and Thameslink trains continue beyond London Bridge to call at other mainline stations closer to the city centre. &S^B*>o *`##qK#KLM TZjswllBx;*2MMij.YRun6e3y] U U&@59yG/^]1Y\ilzx 0000037092 00000 n
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Borough is 1596 meters away, 21 min walk. [47] The bridge over the station's north end became Grade II listed in January 1988, while Platforms 916 (the former LB&SCR side) became listed the same that December. And yet elaborate ineptitude. How to get to London Bridge from Waterloo Start at Waterloo Station / York Road bus stop and take the RV1 bus to the Hop Exchange. /Type /Page
However, Thameslink trains serve many of the same destinations as these Southern trains and those trains aren't listed on those departure boards, hence using the A to Z departure screens being a good option. Tips for avoiding 'taking the Tube' to and from London's main stations, plus how to travel between the main city center stations, and access the most popular tourist attractions. /BM /Normal
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100 train travel guides available Thameslink operates trains which cross central London and call at multiple stations; London Bridge, Blackfriars, City Thameslink, Farringdon and St Pancras International. They show 'a quasi-Italianate building with a picturesque campanile'. [65] This required demolishing the 1893 SER office building. The tunnels to King William Street and the station were closed and the extension and London Bridge station opened on 25 February 1900. Textphone:0345 60 50 600Welsh language line:0345 60 40 500, General station enquiries:03457 11 41 41, Find your way around using theLondon Bridge station map (PDF 216 KB). [87], In the aftermath of the King's Cross fire in 1987, an independent report recommended that London Underground investigate "passenger flow and congestion in stations and take remedial action". /OPM 1
There are non-stop trains from Kings Cross station operated by Great Northern, which complete the journey in under 50 minutes. [13] It was soon found that the viaduct approaching London Bridge would be inadequate to deal with the traffic generated by four railways, so it was widened by the Greenwich Railway between 1840 and 1842, doubling the number of tracks to four. London Bridge station southern railway arches (12 F) London Bridge tube station (1 C, 51 F) London, Brighton and South Coast Railway War Memorial (3 F) N London Bridge station at night (18 F) P London Bridge station mainline platforms (53 F) S Shard London Bridge viewed from London Bridge station (20 F) 0000875494 00000 n
70, On 11 April 1989, a passenger train arriving from, On 3 June 2017, the station was closed for several hours during a, On 29 November 2019, the station was closed for several hours during a, This page was last edited on 5 February 2023, at 17:24. . From here, you can go via two lifts to the Borough High Street exit, or via stairs and escalators to all exits. the quickest walking route to Borough Market is to leave through the front of the station and head down the street you'll see on the left, keeping the entrance to the News UK building on your right. Thameslink trains cross central London, so they typically depart from these stations - north to south: There are three options available for taking the train from London to beautiful Cambridge: There is a choice of three options for taking a journey by train from London to Canterbury, all of which are operated by Southeastern. Go up to street level then turn left (180 degrees) and continue onto the east side of Borough High Street. The steps towards the Bus Station are immediately to your left of these steps. cJP4iY&ek3aA7_($$(*{4,~_]>[Uz)+@uT( ]ve]fA1bTL.fZkL!LMa-XHy=fM\^^P]nTwzP=^ToJMQW@j5BJ
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[8] Sixteen columns and fourteen beams from this structure were retrieved in 2013 and given to the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth, Wales for use in a planned railway museum. The typical weekday off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: The typical weekday off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[74], The Underground station is between Southwark and Bermondsey on the Jubilee line, and between Borough and Bank on the Bank branch of the Northern line. Which part of the station will your train leave from: Making transfers to and from other major London stations, The current major long term works on the lines, Changes To Trains Between France and Spain, the bus stops in front of the station (used by routes/lines 43, 141, 149, 388 and 521), the entrance to The Shard offices and the News UK building. If you can't make it to the Market, Borough Market Online offers a wide selection of our traders' produce, delivered direct to London addresses and, where available, by post to the rest of . {w0\p.Aa%S a /Type /FontDescriptor
[32] Over the next few years under the direction of new Chief Engineer Frederick Banister,[33] the company built four more platform-faces in an adjoining area to the south of its existing station to cope with additional traffic generated by the completion of the South London Line and other suburban lines to Victoria station. The new spacious street-level concourse enables passengers to access all the platforms from one place. The LB&SCR used the unfinished joint station until it was demolished in 1849 and a larger building constructed. Photo shows the Cardinal Place exit. All of the railways of southern England combined to form the Southern Railway (SR), bringing the London Bridge complex under single ownership. /Length 5661
Entries and exits. The doors will open on your right as you face the front of the train. [70] However, as with other stations, patronage dropped dramatically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. /ID [<2717f168579cfbb31e9470adeeca25cb><2717f168579cfbb31e9470adeeca25cb>]
The station entranceway is to one side, and opens out into a rather bleak square space. [9] Three tracks led into two platforms as a stub end of a viaduct. 0000001642 00000 n
[14], Plans for a large new station were drawn up, designed jointly by Lewis Cubitt, John Urpeth Rastrick and Henry Roberts. There are 2 ways to get from London Bridge (Station) to Guy's Hospital by car or foot Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner. The police have since confirmed the item was "non suspicious" and the station will be reopening.