Liverpool Street station

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Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station in the City of London. It is the southern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML), and is connected to a London Underground station of the same name.

Liverpool Street London Overground National Rail
London Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street Station Concourse, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
Main station concourse
LocationBishopsgate
Local authorityCity of London
Managed byNetwork Rail
Station codeLST
DfT categoryA
Number of platforms18
AccessibleYes [1]
Fare zone1
OSIBank London Underground Docklands Light Railway
Fenchurch Street National Rail [2]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon & North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1874 (1874)Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
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Liverpool Street the main departure point from London to the East of England. It serves those places not served by the East Coast Main Line from King's Cross. It has commuter service to parts of East London and Essex, such as Chelmsford, Clacton-on-Sea, Witham and Norwich. It serves the London Stansted Airport via the Stansted Express.

It is one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom, the third busiest in London after Waterloo and Victoria. Over 123 million people use the station each year. It is one of 17 managed by Network Rail. The station has exits to Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street and the Broadgate development. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.

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Liverpool Street Station Media

References

  1. "London and South East" (PDF). Rail Map for People with Reduced Mobility. National Rail. September 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLS). Transport for London. May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
  • David Stevenson (2004). 1914-1918 The History of the First World War. Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9208-5.
  • Alan A Jackson (1969). London's Termini. David & Charles. ISBN 0-330-02747-6.

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  Media related to Liverpool Street station at Wikimedia Commons