Just for completeness, we include Cannon Street.
It’s a terminating station with trains that have passed through London Bridge. This includes Dover, for the ferry.
It’s not in an area that people tend to stay in, but you can get the tube (District and Circle lines) and there are some buses that go past.
If you are following our tour of railway stations, we started in the west with Paddington and we are moving clockwise, going to the east and Liverpool Street. Now we have crossed the river and have hit London Bridge and we will head back west.
This is one of the oldest, and busiest stations on the network. You may find that hard to believe as it has recently been completely rebuilt (it took years) and is now huge, modern and a bit confusing.
This station is multi-level. There are two sets of platforms. The low numbers have lines which pass through the station and the high numbered platforms are termination. The lines which pass through the station go towards Waterloo East, Charing Cross, Blackfriars and Cannon Street.
If you are coming into London Bridge, you may have come from somewhere in Kent, perhaps Dover or Folkestone from the ferries. You may have come on the Thameslink from Gatwick or Luton airports, or any cities like Canterbury, Brighton, St Alban’s…
Here’s how to get to central London if you aren’t staying in the area.
We have included Fenchurch Street station for two reasons. It is a terminating station in London and you could, possibly, arrive here from Southend (airport) or Tilbury (docks).
It’s a small station. There’s a coffee shop on the left but little else, and just a few platforms. It always looks a bit neglected, like the old Broad Street station before it closed, but we guess it must be busy during the week with commuters.
How to get to central London?
Tube/Docklands Light Railway
None. This railway station famously has no Underground or DLR connections.
It’s not miles to walk to Tower Hill (Circle and District) or Tower Gateway (DLR, if it’s still there). Just come out of the station, turn left and keep walking.
Bus
No bus. Again, walk to nearby the Tower of London for buses heading west.
Taxi
There’s no taxi stand. If you are lucky, you may catch a free cab on one of the local roads. If not, try near to the Tower, or walk up to the actual Fenchurch Street.
If you are coming in on this route, you may find it easier to change at Barking (Overground, District and Hammersmith lines) or Limehouse (DLR).
If you are in the area with spare time, well, it’s a great, historic area to ramble. There are some nice old pubs, genuinely old. There’s the Tower, Tower Bridge, the Monument, St Katharine’s Docks, the river and so much more.
