Fenchurch Street railway station, also known as London Fenchurch Street or simply Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus near Fenchurch Street in the southeastern corner of the City of London. It is one of the smallest railway termini in London in terms of platforms but one of the most intensively operated.
Uniquely among London termini, Fenchurch Street does not have a direct link to the London Underground, although a second entrance on Crosswall (also known as the Tower entrance) is close to Tower Hill tube station and Tower Gateway DLR station, while Aldgate tube station is also nearby. It is one of eighteen railway stations in the United Kingdom managed by Network Rail.
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