Liverpool Street station facts for kids
London Liverpool Street | |
Main station concourse
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Location | Bishopsgate |
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Local authority | City of London |
Managed by | Network Rail |
Station code | LST |
DfT category | A |
Number of platforms | 18 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 1 |
OSI | Bank Fenchurch Street |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London & North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1874 | Opened |
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Liverpool Street station, (or 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 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.
Gallery
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A National Express East Anglia Class 90 unit at Liverpool Street station.
Images for kids
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The 1922 Great Eastern Railway War Memorial
See also
In Spanish: Estación de Liverpool Street para niños