What is Londons central Train station called?

Question

and which ones are near to the city centre?

Answer 1

There is no Central Train Station

London has 15 terminus stations serving loads of different areas of England, Wales and Scotland, it all depends where your coming from.

There is...

Kings Cross (serving East and North East England and into Scotland)

St Pancras (serving Eurostar International, the Midlands via Leicester)

Euston (serving West, North West of England via Birmingham and Manchester, then into Scotland)

Marylebone (serving Oxfordshire and into Birmingham)

Baker Street (also serving the above but on a restricted service)

Paddington (serving the West, South West of England and into Wales, also Heathrow Express)

Victoria (serving South Surrey, Sussex and Kent, also has Orient Express start from here)

Waterloo (serving Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset)

Charing Cross (serving Kent)

London Bridge (serving Kent, Surrey and Sussex)

Canon Street (serving Kent)

Blackfriars (serving Kent)

Fenchurch Street (serving Essex)

Liverpool Street (serving East Anglia)

Moorgate (which serves the First Captial Connect Northern services into Leicester / Luton)

This is a general area idea some services do go elsewhere but it gives you a rough guidline.

Most of the terminuses are linked to the Underground Network and a number of them are not more than a mile or two from attractions and shopping areas.

Answer 2

When road signs indicate XX miles to London, it is to Charing Cross, so I guess Charing Cross railway station is the answer.

Answer 3

There are several rail routes converging on London. From the west, Paddington. From the south west, Waterloo. From south central, Victoria. South east, Charing Cross. From the east, Liverpool Street. From the north east, Kings Cross, north Central and international routes, St Pancras. From the north central, Marylebone, although this has now been demoted to a suburban route terminating at Aylesbury. From the north west, Euston.

Not including other, lesser stations such as Blackfriars, Holborn Viaduct and Fenchurch Street on the south side of the Thames, which serve local/suburban routes only.

Most of these stations are linked by the Underground. All of them are with a mile or two of the West End or the City.

Answer 4

there isnt just one main station - there are loads! plus you cant really define what the city centre is. Victoria is the closest one to the West End and all the super touristy areas. theres also London Bridge station, Kings Cross, Waterloo, Euston etc.

Answer 5

Victoria station is quite central.

Answer 6

Unlike many foreign cities there is no "central" railway station in London.

When the Victorians built the railway system they did not co-operate very well, so each company built its own main line terminus. They are all linked by the Underground network and some of them also have good bus services.

None of these stations are really near the "centre" of London (if you mean the West End/Leicester Square districts), but Waterloo and Charing Cross are the closest.

Very roughly use these stations for main line services:-

For the West Country and South Wales and Heathrow Airport - Paddington station;

For the North West and Midlands of England, North Wales and South West Scotland - Euston station;

For the South West of England and South coast - Waterloo station;

For Gatwick Airport  and parts of the South coast - Victoria station;

For most of the South East of England - Charing Cross station;

For the North East of England and East Scotland - Kings Cross station;

For Stansted Airport and the East Anglia region of England - Liverpool Street station;

For Paris, Brussels and  Channel Tunnel Eurostar trains - St Pancras station.

There are some other stations that provide services to 'local' areas.

Answer 7

Charing Cross, a short distance from Trafalgar Square. Main line stations have an underground station attached which will get you nearer to your destination.

Answer 8

There isnt one.  it all depends on where in the country you are coming from.  Some of the major stations (which are ALL in central London) are:

Marylebone

Victoria

Paddington

Blackfriars

London Bridge

Cannon Street

Fenchurch Street

Liverpool Street

Kings Cross

St Pancras

Answer 9

euston , kings cross, waterloo, victoria

Answer 10

All the terminus stations are near the centre.

Answer 11

waterloo is the main station

Answer 12

Euston? Dont have a clue, mate.

Answer 13

Baker Street station has the most tube lines going through it of any of the Central London stations

Answer 14

Charing cross is most central,then victoris,than waterloo and paddington.Don't forget we have a massive tube system to get you anywhere quickly