London Bridge Station
London Bridge railway station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground complex in the London Borough of Southwark, occupying a large area on two levels immediately south-east of London Bridge and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east of Charing Cross. The main line station, which is the oldest railway station in central London (current zone 1) and one of the oldest in the world, contains nine terminal platforms and six through platforms for services from the south and south east of London. Through services continue onto Charing Cross, Cannon Street or Blackfriars. In terms of passenger arrivals and departures it is the fourth busiest station within London as well as the UK as a whole, handling over 54 million people a year. However, these statistics do not take into account the large number of commuters who transfer between lines at the station. The mainline station is one of 17 railway stations managed by Network Rail All platforms are accessed through ticket barriers.
The London Underground station serves the Jubilee line and the Bank branch of the Northern line. It consists of a ticket hall and entrance area with its main frontage on Tooley Street, along with entrances and exits on Borough High Street, as well as within the mainline station concourse and the corridor under the through platforms (currently 1-6).
The station is in Travelcard Zone 1. London Bridge is one of two rail termini in London to the south of the River Thames, the other being Waterloo. For this reason, neither has a direct connection to the Circle line.
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