Charing Cross Railway Station - Connections

Connections

[ ] Mainline railways around the South Bank
Legend
Charing Cross
Hungerford Bridge across River Thames
Waterloo International (1994-2007)
◄ SWML &c. Waterloo
Waterloo East
Blackfriars Road (1864-1868)
◄ Thameslink and to Sevenoaks
Elephant & Castle
/ B'friars / City Tlk. TLK ►
(, above, was B'friars Bdg )
Cannon Street
London Bridge
River Thames
Brighton and SE Main Lines

Charing Cross is served by two London Underground stations, one at each end: Charing Cross, and Embankment. Originally Embankment was called Charing Cross, while the present Charing Cross was Trafalgar Square (Bakerloo line) and Strand (Northern line) stations, combining under the new name when connected by the new Jubilee Line station in 1979. The change of name acknowledged that Strand and Trafalgar Square were closer to the station than Embankment. Note that additionally, for a short time, the stations were signed as "Charing Cross Embankment" and "Charing Cross Strand". The Jubilee line platforms are no longer served, following the 1999 extension of the line in which it was diverted to Westminster and onwards south of the river Thames.

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