What was Waterloo station named after?

The main entrance is to the south of the junction of Waterloo Road and York Road. It is named after the eponymous bridge, which itself was named after the Battle of Waterloo, a battle that occurred exactly two years prior to the opening ceremony for the bridge.



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Waterloo is a London Underground station located beneath Waterloo National Rail station. As of 2021, it is the 5th busiest station on the London Underground, with 29.87 million users. It is served by four lines: the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern and Waterloo & City lines.

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  • The world's busiest passenger station, with a passenger throughput of 3.5 million passengers per day (1.27 billion per year), is Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
  • The world's station with most platforms is Grand Central Terminal in New York City with 44 platforms.


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Grand Central Terminal, New York.

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