Editing London Waterloo station (section)

==Station facilities==
[[File:Waterloo clock 2022.JPG|thumb|Waterloo station clock]]
The major transport interchange at Waterloo comprises London Waterloo, Waterloo East, [[Waterloo tube station|Waterloo Underground station]], and several bus stops. There are more than 130 automated ticket gates on the station concourse, along with another 27 in the subway below.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bprarchitects.com/projects/transport/waterloo_station_atg_installation.html|title=Waterloo Station ATG Installation|publisher=BPR Architects|quote=over 130 automated ticket gates on the concourse and an additional 27 in the subway below|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929071753/http://www.bprarchitects.com/projects/transport/waterloo_station_atg_installation.html|archive-date=29 September 2013}}</ref>

A four-faced clock hangs in the middle of the main concourse. Each panel has a diameter of {{convert|5|ft|6|in}}. It was erected as part of the early 20th century rebuilding and designed by [[Gents' of Leicester]]. In 2010, the clock was fitted with technology to automatically switch to and from [[British Summer Time]].<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/time-to-restore-historic-waterloo-clock |title=Time to restore historic Waterloo Clock |publisher= Network Rail|date=2 March 2010 |access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/unusual-things-to-do-in-waterloo-station|title=7 things you might not have done at Waterloo Station |work=Londonist |date=7 November 2016 |access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> Meeting "under the clock at Waterloo" is a traditional rendezvous.{{sfn|Le Vay|Le Vay|2014|p=201}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/66/a7989466.shtml |title=The People's War |publisher=BBC |access-date=3 May 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307012932/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/66/a7989466.shtml |archive-date=7 March 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:Clock and view over concourse, Waterloo Station, London.jpg|thumb|left|Waterloo station clock, concourse, and retail balcony, 2012]]

===Platforms===
There are 24 platforms at this station, numbered 1–24 from the South East to the North West (left to right when viewed from the passenger entrance):
* Platforms 1–6 are generally used for suburban services on the [[South West Main Line]] towards Wimbledon, Guildford and Woking.
* Platforms 7–16 are generally used for long distance service on the [[South West Main Line]] towards Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Weymouth and Exeter
* Platforms 17–24 are generally used for services on the [[Waterloo–Reading line]].

In contrast, platforms at {{stn|London Waterloo East}} are lettered to avoid confusion with the numbered platforms at this station.

===Retail balcony===
Network Rail has constructed a balcony along almost the whole width of the concourse at the first-floor level. The project's aims were to provide 18 new retail spaces and a champagne bar, reduce congestion on the concourse, and improve access to Waterloo East station by providing additional escalators leading to the high-level walkway between Waterloo and Waterloo East. Retail and catering outlets have been removed from the concourse to make more circulation space. First-floor offices have been converted into replacement and additional retail and catering spaces. Work was completed in July 2012, at a cost of £25&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite press release |title= Work starts at Waterloo Station to create 20,000 sq ft of new retail space |url= http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/WORK-STARTS-AT-WATERLOO-STATION-TO-CREATE-20-000-SQ-FT-OF-NEW-RETAIL-SPACE-171b.aspx |publisher= Network Rail |date= 15 April 2011 |access-date= 20 August 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120329064319/http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/WORK-STARTS-AT-WATERLOO-STATION-TO-CREATE-20-000-SQ-FT-OF-NEW-RETAIL-SPACE-171b.aspx |archive-date= 29 March 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url= http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/WATERLOO-STATION-S-NEW-220m-BALCONY-OPENS-TO-REDUCE-CONGESTION-IN-TIME-FOR-OLYMPIC-GAMES-1b1a.aspx |title=Waterloo Station's new 220m balcony opens to reduce congestion in time for Olympic Games |publisher=Network Rail |date=17 July 2012 |access-date=3 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120728064940/http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/Press-Releases/WATERLOO-STATION-S-NEW-220m-BALCONY-OPENS-TO-REDUCE-CONGESTION-IN-TIME-FOR-OLYMPIC-GAMES-1b1a.aspx |archive-date=28 July 2012 }}</ref>

===Police station===
The [[British Transport Police]] maintained a police station by the Victory Arch at Waterloo, with a [[custody suite]] of three cells. Although relatively cramped, it served over 40 police officers until the late 1990s.{{sfn|Jones|Newburn|1998|p=127}} The police station shut in February 2009, following the closure of the Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo.{{Sfn|Forest|1998|p=254}} The railway station is now policed from a new Inner London Police Station a few yards from Waterloo at Holmes Terrace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.btp.police.uk/contact_us/btp_stations/central_london.aspx |title=London |publisher=British Transport Police |access-date=28 August 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829040347/http://www.btp.police.uk/contact_us/btp_stations/central_london.aspx |archive-date=29 August 2017 }}</ref> Until July 2010, the Neighbourhood Policing Team for Waterloo consisted of an inspector, a sergeant, two constables, [[Special Constabulary|special constables]], and 13 [[police community support officer]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btp.police.uk/neighbourhood_policing/london_south/waterloo_npt.aspx|title=Waterloo Neighbourhood Policing Team|publisher=British Transport Police|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619062843/http://www.btp.police.uk/neighbourhood_policing/london_south/waterloo_npt.aspx|archive-date=19 June 2009}}</ref>

=== Bus station ===
A large number of [[London Buses]] routes serve the station area day and night.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2023 |title=Buses from Waterloo |url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/waterloo-a4--310723.pdf |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=TfL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2023 |title=Night buses from Waterloo |url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/waterloo-night-a4-290423.pdf |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=TfL}}</ref> A bus station on Waterloo Road located opposite the [[BFI IMAX]] was opened in summer 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leaflet; Waterloo bus interchange, issued by Street Management, (August 2003). |url=https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/ephemera/item/2013-5959 |access-date=24 September 2023 |website=London Transport Museum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2005 |title=Transport for London Board Meeting – Open session to be held on Wednesday 18 May 2005 |url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/Agenda-18may2005.pdf |access-date=24 September 2023 |website=Transport for London |quote=Construction of the Waterloo Bus Interchange was completed during the summer of 2004}}</ref>