Vauxhall station
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- For the various theories on whether Vauxhall station may have given its name to the Russian word for railway station, vokzal (Вокзал) see the article on the wider Vauxhall area.
| Vauxhall | |||
 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||
| Place | Vauxhall | ||
| Local authority | Lambeth | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 8 | ||
| National Rail | |||
| Station code | VXH | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
7.592 million * | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 1 & 2 | ||
| Annual entry/exit | 16.74 million † | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 11 July 1848 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
|||
| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |||
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
|
|||
Vauxhall station is a National Rail, London Underground and London Buses interchange station. It is located at the Vauxhall Cross road junction opposite the southern approach to Vauxhall Bridge over the River Thames in the London district of Vauxhall. The station is on the border between zones 1 and 2 of the London Travelcard area.
The National Rail station is located on a viaduct, with outer suburban and longer distance trains from Waterloo passing through the station without stopping.
The bus station - which is spread out above ground across the road from the rail terminal - has a photovoltaic roof to generate its own energy needs. The London Underground station is in deep tube below the National Rail station and opened on July 23, 1971.
[edit] Transport connections
London Buses routes 2, 36, 77, 87, 88 (24 hour service), 156, 185, 196, 344 (24 hour service), 360, 436 and Night Bus routes N2, N36, N344, N87 serve the station.
Vauxhall underground is served by the Victoria Line between Pimlico and Stockwell.
Vauxhall rail station is served by South West Trains services from Waterloo station.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Vauxhall station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Vauxhall station from Multimap.com
| Previous station | London Underground | Next station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
toward Brixton
|
Victoria Line |
toward Walthamstow Central
|
||
| National Rail | ||||
| London Waterloo | South West Trains | Queenstown Road (Battersea) |
||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
|---|
| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
| UK railway stations |
|---|
 |
This London Transport-related article is a stub. You can help WikiProject London Transport by expanding it. |
