The Southern's London Termini
| Of all the "Big Four" railway companies and British Railway's regions serving the centre of London the Southern overwhelmingly had the most terminal stations. This was due to the four pre-grouping competing railway companys' desire to serve both the City and West End areas of the capital with their own prestigious stations. This resulted in eight termini being built - seven of which are still in use today. The maze of tracks in south London threading their way to serve this multiplicity of destinations results in a most complex network. Below is a brief summary of the Southern's London termini: |
| temporary terminus | opened | serving London area | side of River Thames | original railway companies | current railway companies | notes | |
| Bank | 8th August 1898 | City | north | LWSR | London Underground Limited | an underground shuttle service from Waterloo to serve the City | |
| Blackfriars | 1st June 1864 | City | north | LCDR | Connex South Eastern, Thameslink | rebuilt between 1972 & 1977 | |
| Cannon Street | 1st September 1866 | City | north | SER | Connex South Eastern | rebuilt in 1960s | |
| Charing Cross | Bricklayers Arms used prior to London Bridge high level station opening | 11th January 1864 | West End | north | SER | Connex South Eastern | new roof 1906, partially rebuilt in 1990s |
| Holborn Viaduct | 2nd March 1874 | City | north | LCDR | rebuilt 1960-63, closed 26th January 1990 replaced by (St. Paul's) City Thameslink station | ||
| London Bridge | Spa Road (L&G). The SER used Bricklayers Arms as an interim measure until the high level station opened | 14th December 1836 | City | south | L&G, L&B, LBSCR, SER | Govia South Central, Connex South Eastern, Thameslink | partially rebuilt mid 1970s |
| Victoria | Stewarts Lane | 1st October 1860 | West End | north | LBSCR, LCDR, GWR | Govia South Central, Connex South Eastern, Gatwick Express, VSOE | rebuilt 1908/9, partially rebuilt 1980s/90s |
| Waterloo | Nine Elms |
11th July 1848 |
West End | south | LSWR | South West Trains, Wales & Borders Trains, Eurostar | rebuilt 1908-18, Waterloo International station opened 17th May 1993 |
This page was last updated 3 December 2002
