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Waterloo is a major train station located in the Waterloo district of London, which was itself named after the Battle of Waterloo. It forms part of a large transport complex, which includes:
- the station itself; trains run to the south-west of England and are mostly operated by South West Trains
- a London Underground station of the same name; on the Bakerloo Line, Jubilee Line, Northern Line, and Waterloo and City Line;
- Waterloo International station adjoins it; this has its own two-level concourse and train shed for Eurostar trains to Belgium and France
- Waterloo East station is connected by a footbridge. This is a stop on the main line from Charing Cross station, connecting with London Bridge Station and serving destinations in south London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
The station is linked by connecting elevated walkways to the London Eye. The matching footbridges crossing the River Thames next to the rail bridge to Charing Cross station were rebuilt in 2002 and are called Hungerford Bridge. (There had previously been a single bridge on the eastern side of the rail bridge; this was replaced by two wider suspension bridges, one on each side.)
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