Historic England. "Victoria Railway Station – The Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway Station including Train Shed (1266689)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 August 2017.

Part of the present Beacon Shopping Centre and Central Library now sit above this tunnel which is still in regular use and forms an important section of the present Metro network. Victoria became well known for its Pullman services during the late 19th century. The LB&SCR introduced the first Pullman first-class service to Brighton on 1 November 1875, followed by the first all-Pullman train in the UK on 1 December 1881. [37] Another all-Pullman service was introduced in 1908 under the name of the Southern Belle, then described as "... the most luxurious train in the world...". [38] The SECR began Pullman continental services on 21 April 1910 and on domestic services to the Kent coast on 16 June 1919. The Golden Arrow, another all-Pullman train began services in 1924, and remained in service until 30 September 1972. [14] The London Chatham and Dover Station as rebuilt by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.That didn't bother the GWR, as it was one of the shareholders in the line (it was a way to get passengers from the City to Paddington, then on the very edge of London) and operated all of its trains for the first eight months. Once the Metropolitan took over operations, the GWR continued to run its own trains into Moorgate. This is because the Metropolitan was always designed not as a closed system but with links to main line railway services. The link to Paddington services is still obvious today, as the Metropolitan Line (or rather its Hammersmith and City branch, opened in 1864) runs alongside the main station platforms. But a link also existed right from the start to Kings Cross (used until 1976), and one was added to St Pancras when it opened in 1868 (a tunnel now used by Thameslink). The London and North-western Railway (LNWR) was one of the largest and most powerful railway companies in Britain, operating from 1846 to 1923. It was formed by the merger of the London and Birmingham Railway, Grand Junction Railway, and Manchester and Birmingham Railway. The LNWR network covered a vast area, connecting London with Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, and many other major cities. The company was known for its innovation and engineering excellence, building some of the most impressive railway stations and bridges of the Victorian era.

All these trains made the LCDR Farringdon line and the City Widened Lines as busy as any Underground line today. In 1865, for example, there were 352 trains a day passing through Farringdon, 116 of them Metropolitan Line services, 110 to Hammersmith, 62 Great Western trains to Kensington, 10 Great Western trains to Windsor and 30 Great Northern trains. By the 1880s there were 200 trains a day over the Widened Lines into Moorgate and 100 southbound from Farringdon through the Snow Hill tunnel. Southeastern services at Victoria use platforms 1–8. The station is served by a mixture of metro and long distance (mainline) services. Metro services are operated using Class 465 and 466 EMUs whilst mainline services are operated using Class 375 and 377 EMUs. On 15 December 1959, a passenger train collided with a rake of parcels vans. At least eleven people were injured. [88] Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022 . Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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Following growth in passenger numbers in the 2000s, Victoria Underground station became one of the busiest on the Underground, with around 80 million passengers a year. [109] [132] At rush hour, more than 30,000 passengers entered the station between 8 and 9am, and entrances to the station were frequently closed due to dangerous levels of overcrowding at platform level. [109] Its death knell was sounded in 1979 when a service from Camden Town to North Woolwich was started using the former North London Railway Lines as far as Victoria Park with a link on to Stratford. In 1986 Broad Street's Richmond service was linked to this to create the North London Line around the top of London. At the same time Broad Street and the line into it from Dalston Junction closed. Watford services were diverted to Liverpool Street but never thrived there and ended in 1992. occurred, even in large stations: "L's," for example, and a "T" plan at Stuttgart in 1863-68, where the returned wing lies between two sets of spur The London and Croydon Railway (L&CR) was one of the first public railways in London, connecting London Bridge with the growing suburb of Croydon in 1839. The railway was designed by the famous engineer, Joseph Gibbs, and it was a significant achievement of the time, as it utilised steam-powered locomotives to transport passengers and goods between the two destinations. The railway was a catalyst for growth and development, as it encouraged urbanization and the expansion of businesses along its route. In January 2020, Victoria BID - the local Business improvement district - proposed removing the bus station from the mainline station forecourt to create a new "Station Square". Bus stops would be relocated to nearby streets. [148] [149] Cultural references [ edit ]