Victoria station, known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail.
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16 Facts About London Victoria
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London Victoria was built to serve both the Brighton and Chatham Main Lines, and has always had a "split" feel of being two separate stations.
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London Victoria station proved to be unexpectedly popular for both the main companies, and by 1862 there were frequent delays due to congestion at Stewarts Lane Junction.
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London Victoria became well known for its Pullman services during the late 19th century.
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London Victoria was used as the main station for drafted soldiers, and those returning from action in the war.
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London Victoria itself did not suffer significant damage during the war, but a section of Grosvenor Bridge was destroyed after an anti-aircraft shell struck a gas main underneath it.
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On 8 January 1920, London Victoria replaced Charing Cross as the main station for continental services, as it had more facilities and closer locomotive and carriage facilities.
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Two stations at London Victoria came largely under single ownership in 1923 with the formation of the Southern Railway as part of the Big Four grouping.
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The SR concentrated continental steamer traffic at London Victoria, introducing the Golden Arrow, in 1924, and the Night Ferry in 1936.
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Various plans were proposed at this time to redevelop London Victoria, including new offices, hotels and a helicopter station.
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At the time, London Victoria was still a major departure point for international travel, with boat trains to Dover and Folkestone for France and Belgium and beyond.
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London Victoria had got on the Orpington-Victoria service at Petts Wood.
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London Victoria was the terminus while the final phase was under construction to Brixton.
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London Victoria is a proposed stop on Crossrail 2, the route of which has been safeguarded since 1991.
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London Victoria station is mentioned in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest as the location where Jack Worthing was found by Thomas Cardew.
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Harold Pinter short play London Victoria Station has the station as the intended destination that the driver never reaches.
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