London Waterloo Trains
Waterloo station, also known as London Waterloo, is in the Waterloo area of the London Borough of Lambeth. It is connected to a London Underground station of the same name and is adjacent to Waterloo East station on the South Eastern main line.
London Waterloo is the busiest railway station in the UK, with nearly a hundred million entries and exits from the station every year. It is also the country's largest station in terms of floor space and has the greatest number of platforms.
The station is the terminus of the South Western main line to Weymouth via Southampton, the West of England main line to Exeter via Salisbury, the Portsmouth Direct line to Portsmouth Harbour and the Isle of Wight, and several commuter services around West and South West London, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.
All services out of London Waterloo are operated by South West Trains. Most of them run to local destinations in London, Greater London and the South West calling at stations in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset.
Routes running on the West of England Main Line travel as far as Exeter St David’s. Major regional routes running from London Waterloo call at (among other destinations) Wimbledon, Guildford, Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester.
Plan Your London Waterloo Train Journey
Travel by train to London Waterloo from Marylebone can often be costly. You can however reduce the cost of your train ticket to London quite considerably by following these simple travel tips:-
Split Your London Waterloo Train Tickets
Split ticketing is something many seasoned passengers on Marylebone to London Waterloo trains already practice and is where instead of having one train ticket to take you to London Waterloo from Marylebone the journey is broken down into two or more parts with a separate rail ticket for each sector where the train stops.
For example, if you wanted to travel from Station A to Station D, you would expect to buy a ticket direct from A to D. However, you may find it a lot cheaper to buy a ticket from A to B, and another from B to C and still another from C to D for a cheaper combined train ticket price. This is especially true when not all sectors of your journey are during peak time.
Split Ticketing is legal and permitted by the National Rail Conditions of Carriage but can be confusing. To take advantage of the huge savings you could enjoy from splitting your Marylebone to London Waterloo train tickets click here to visit our dedicated split train ticket page.
Primary London Train Stations
London has a few major train stations. The main stations south of the River Thames are Waterloo and London Bridge, while major termini north of the river include Victoria station, Paddington station, Stratford station, Marylebone station, Liverpool Street station, Euston station, King's Cross and St. Pancras stations.
All London train stations are linked to the London Underground network, making onward travel simple.
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