London Waterloo
Station Information
London Waterloo is a staffed station served by South Western Railway. Allow 15 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 34051 services that called at London Waterloo over the last 30 days, 84.4% ran on time, 12.6% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 3% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 97% of 579 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
South Western Railway is the only operator serving London Waterloo.
Where do trains from London Waterloo go?
The most common direct destination from London Waterloo is Clapham Junction (around 3445+ trains per day), followed by Vauxhall, Wimbledon, and Earlsfield. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for London Waterloo. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at London Waterloo
Door-side predictions are available for every platform at London Waterloo. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at London Waterloo
London Waterloo has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. Help points are available on every platform. A station wheelchair is available on request. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance, bus stops are within a short walk and the Underground (Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern) is connected from the station. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from London Waterloo
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 05:30–23:15
Sat 05:30–23:15
Sun 06:30–22:30
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 04:45–01:05
Sat 04:45–01:42
Sun 05:30–01:05
Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
There is step free access from the main concourse to all platforms, shops and facilities.
Step free exits are exit 1 (Station approach), exit 2 (with a lift to Waterloo Road and lift access to the London Underground Jubilee line), and exit 3 for taxis and onward travel towards the South Bank.