Also known as London Victoria. It is a major central London railway terminus, London Underground and coach station in the City of Westminster. It is the second busiest railway terminus in London after Waterloo. The station was opened on 27 March 1858. At the beginning of the twentieth century two parts of the station were rebuilt: the frontage and the service station. The area around the station also became a site for other forms of transportation: a bus station in the yard, a bus terminal to the south, and now, a terminal for trains to Gatwick Airport service. The station had a news cinema later a cartoon cinema that would show a continuous programme for travellers. The cinema was designed by Alastair Macdonald, and was in operation from 1933 until being demolished in 1981. The station was redeveloped internally in the 1980s.
The station is now the busiest on the London Underground system, serving nearly 80 million passengers per year.
Lorena M. and Cristina G. (1st bat C)
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