Charing Cross railway station, Railway terminus in City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Charing Cross railway station is a terminus with six platforms in the City of Westminster in central London. The platforms sit beneath a modern office complex built over the older structures in 1990.
The South Eastern Railway opened the station on January 11, 1864, as a key London terminus for continental traffic. After the roof collapsed in 1905, the building was completely reconstructed and later supplemented by the Embankment Place office complex.
The station forecourt displays a reconstructed Eleanor Cross from 1865, replicating the medieval monument built in the 1290s near the original Charing Cross. Travelers cross this plaza daily on their way to the Thames or to the underground lines below.
The platforms sit at the northern end of Hungerford Bridge, which gives pedestrians access to the Thames and the South Bank. The two underground stations, Charing Cross and Embankment, are located a short walk away and connect several lines.
The platforms sit lower than the surrounding streets, so travelers can look out at the Thames through large arched windows as trains arrive. The office complex above rests on supports that do not interfere with the historic station operations.
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