From the northbound, enter the central reservation, preferably beside the front half of the train and turn left. For the Borough Market exit, continue to the wall in front of you, turn left and go up three flights of steps to street level, Southwark Street is in front of you. Greater Anglia operates trains from Liverpool Street station. Existing stations New stations in central London The new Elizabeth line stations are easy to navigate and accessible for everyone. The 388 bus runs between London Bridge and Stratford City near the station entrance, . The South London Line from London Bridge to Victoria was electrified in 1909 with an experimental overhead system. /FontName /AAABNJ+NetworkRailSans-Bold
And yet elaborate ineptitude. The company had been formed on 28 July 1884 with the intention of constructing a line under the Thames from King William Street to Stockwell via Elephant and Castle and Kennington, which opened on 18 December 1890. St Thomas Street for the Shard Experience; and Bermondsey Street for the Fashion and Textile Museum and the White Cube gallery, take the escalators down to St Thomas Street which you'll find outside the station and over to left; Borough Market, walk straight ahead, keeping the News UK building on your right; the Underground, the short-cut route from the upper concourse, which isn't signposted, is to use the entrance just across the street from the front of the station; the bus stops, routes/lines 43, 141, 149, 388 and 521 use the stands in front of the station; the other buses stop on the main road that you'll see ahead of you. endobj
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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. Tuesday 10am - 5pm. London Bridge Bus Station (London Bridge Station), Plan a journey and favourite it for quick access in the future, Choose postcodes, stations and places for quick journey planning, London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. [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. Note there are fewer gaps from the northbound platform due to the central stairs. So it is handily located for the West End and areas such as Chelsea, South Kensington and Notting Hill. u+h/`
>G>,UuHU The entrance/exit passages are about in the middle of the platform. [11], The London and Brighton Railway and the South Eastern Railway (SER) were also planning routes from London to Brighton and Dover respectively, and the British Parliament decided that the London and Greenwich line should become the entry corridor into London from South East England. Open directions in Googlemaps. However, these trains heading to Canterbury, Dover, Hastings and Tunbridge Wells will have previously departed from Charing Cross and Waterloo (East) stations. <<
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. Taking a hi-speed service from St Pancras International station to Canterbury West (these trains share the high speed route between London and Ashford with the Eurostar services). 7 0 obj
London Bridge (M) is 494 meters away, 7 min walk. Continue, along the passage, to thelift,in front of you and go up to concourse level. /T1_1 12 0 R /T1_2 16 0 R /T1_3 19 0 R /TT0 22 0 R /TT1 25 0 R /T1_4 28 0 R
Heading up to platform 1 at the Tooley Street end of the lower level concourse, The main entrance to the upper concourse is to the left of The Shard skyscraper, Platforms 10 to 15 are a terminus station, The main concourse is beneath platforms 1 - 9, Looking towards St Thomas Street, the yellow text is one of the 'next fastest train' indicators, The area between the main concourse ticket gates and the passage to the Underground, The lower level beneath platforms 10-15 used by the Southern trains, On the upper level concourse looking towards the trains, Looking across the upper level concourse towards the bus station, The top of the escalator down to the lower concourse from the upper concourse is to the left of platform 10, The upper concourse is also connected to the lower concourse (platforms 1 to 9) by an elevator, This escalator leading up from the lower level concourse to the upper level, One of the sets of escalators leading up to platforms 8 and 9, The other sets of escalators on the main concourse, This upper level departure board only lists services operated by Southern, This lower level departure board lists the destinations used by Southeastern trains, This info screen on the lower concourse also has live departure info, This is the main A to Z departure indicator on the lower concourse, the passage to the Underground is somewhat hidden behind the escalator to the upper concourse, One of the sets of stairs and escalators down to the lower concourse, go passed these entrances to access the elevators, Each of the sets of platforms 1 -9 has an elevator down to the main concourse, Note the hard to spot Underground symbol (bottom left), this is a short-cut to the tube trains, The bus stands outside the upper level concourse, Looking across the upper concourse to the exit on the left, From London Bridge station to London's Top Tourist Destinations. London Bridge station is located on the south-eastern corner of central London, but when heading towards London, the Southeastern and Thameslink trains continue beyond London Bridge to call at other stations closer to the city centre. /X9 52 0 R /X10 53 0 R /X11 54 0 R >> >>
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The walk starts from Westminster tube station. One of the taxi ranks which serve the station is also located here, it's to the left of the bus stands. Map of London Bridge station in London, including zone and tube lines. [54][55], This was followed by a major transformation programme known as Masterplan, linked to the Thameslink programme. |ml[4G[:(\$*Mh!7VjcZ"|{kK`THp'Y?-4fpz.!jE33?.$SVGfS3%PN'H\W&ieuo. 0000002606 00000 n
King William Street was found to be badly placed owing to a steep incline towards the station from underneath the Thames, which limited its capacity. The brigade previously said crews were also investigating another blaze at London Bridge Tube station after smoke was seen there but it was later "determined this was from the fire on Union Street". xref
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The new spacious street-level concourse enables passengers to access all the platforms from one place. [66], The refurbished station was officially opened by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge on 9 May 2018. [22] Once these extensions were complete the SER closed its passenger terminus at Bricklayer's Arms and converted the site into a goods depot in 1852. 0000010278 00000 n
[20], In 1859 the LC&DR applied to the LB&SCR for running powers from Sydenham to London Bridge, but was refused. Though from a first time user perspective, the enormity of the space thats been created can be bewildering. From the main (lower level) concourse, once you have passed through the ticket barriers, all of the platforms can be accessed by escalators, elevators and stairs. [65] This required demolishing the 1893 SER office building. [33] During the first decade of the twentieth century LB&SCR station at London Bridge was again enlarged, but overall London Bridge station remained a "sprawling confusion".[35]. If youre unsure of which half of the train you were in, we suggest you move to the far side of the central reservation before turning left. London Bridge. It was the country's fourth busiest station in the 2019-2020 financial year, with 63 million entries and exits, according to figures from the Office of Rail and Road. 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. [5] River buses use the nearby London Bridge City Pier. From here, you can go to street level either via escalators to the street level concourse or via steps to the Borough Market exit, on the west side of Borough High Street. So strictly what a station shouldn't be, 0000016296 00000 n
The current London Bridge, built between 1968 and 1972, replaced Rennie's stone arches with beams of prestressed concrete reaching 104 metres (340 feet) in the central span. Another fairly bizarre feature, it's not a typical station, is that this main concourse doesnt have a primary departure board, which lists both all departures and all of the stations that each train will be calling at. 9 0 obj
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Though if you'll be taking the Jubilee Line to connect to these trains, alight at Southwark station instead of Waterloo. The general guide to travelling in Britain by train, Discover what's good to know about riding the trains, taking popular journeys, using the major stations, booking tickets and travelling with rail passes, All you need to know about making European rail journeys. /FirstChar 31
A further lift takes you from here to street level. <<
London Bridge is 2090 meters away, 28 min walk. Estimates of station usage. If the starting point of your journey is convenient to these stations (particularly London Bridge) the speed advantage of the trains from St Pancras becomes less of a factor. It is one of two main line termini in London to the south of the River Thames (the other being Waterloo) and is the fourth-busiest station in London, handling over 50 million passengers a year. Mon - Fri . After you have paid, you will receive an email with the booklet attached. 0000016617 00000 n
UK Postcodes; UK postcode districts; Find postcodes; . Find out more about step free access on the tube with our guide: Find out more from our range of accessibility guides in alternative formats to help you plan and make journeys: For live arrivals, status information, route maps and timetables, London Bridge Underground Station has reported access issues. It's sort of subterranean and in the air at the same time. This was opened 14 December 1978. Trains heading to Canterbury, Dover, Hastings and Tunbridge Wells depart from platforms/tracks 6 or 7; which are accessed by the same escalators and lift. Blackfriars, which straddles the River Thames so has access points on both the north and south banks of the river; and also has a connection with the Circle and District Lines. 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. On Monday morning, Network Rail said London Bridge station was fully open and trains were able to run normally to and from it. Theres a barrier along the edge of each platform with doors which only open whilst a train is standing at the platform. TUBE / TRAIN. Though during Monday to Friday peak hours there are additional departures to these destinations from platform 1. Twelve keg lines including London favourites Camden, Beavertown and Brixton Brewery, as well as classics such as 1664, Guinness, Amstel, Birra Moretti. The gate line is in front of you with a manual gate at the left-hand end and the automatic exits next to this, go through the gates. Head to the lower concourse in order to use the exits on Tooley Street, which provides the quickest routes to the riverside attractions including Tower Bridge and the boat pier. LONDON BRIDGE STATION: Please note that step free interchange between the Jubilee and Northern lines is partly at street level, in both directions. So if you have found the info provided here to be useful, please consider saying thank you. From the westbound, go to the rear of the train, enter the last passage, before the end of the platform and take the turning right. [14], Plans for a large new station were drawn up, designed jointly by Lewis Cubitt, John Urpeth Rastrick and Henry Roberts. /BaseFont /AAABNJ+NetworkRailSans-Bold
The doors will open on your left as you face the front of the train. Northbound Northern Line trains stop at Bank (connect for the Central Line), Old Street (for the Museum of London) and Camden Town. It was described by The Oxford companion to British Railway History as "one of the best modern station reconstructions in Britain". The completion of the line into London Bridge was postponed because of delays in constructing a bridge at Bermondsey Street. Go up to street level then turn left (180 degrees) and continue onto the east side of Borough High Street.
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