Thursday, March 16, 2006
Baker100 - Waterloo station
Station opened: Monday 8th August 1898
Distance from previous station: 500m (beneath the River Thames)
You are now entering: the London borough of Lambeth
Named after: That big battle in 1815 where we whopped the French. No connection whatsoever to Abba.
Change here for: Waterloo & City line (arrived 1898), Northern line (arrived 1926), Jubilee line (arrived 1999) and mainline services (arrived 1848)
Thrilling fact: Waterloo station has 24 escalators, more than any other underground station.
Bakerloo line platforms: sort-of ordinary tiling, but with medieval-looking mosaic panels spaced out close to most of the exits
Nearest baker: There are plenty of food outlets on the concourse of Waterloo mainline station which pretend to be bakers. Upper Crust promise 'delicious baguettes baked all day long', Delice de France reheat croissants to order, and Krispy Kreme churn out something almost, but not quite, like a genuine doughnut. There's even a kiosk called 'Daily Bread', except that they only serve sandwiches, not still-warm cottage bloomers. Most disappointing.
Nearest loo: Opposite mainline platform 18, except that I wasn't paying 20p to spend a penny!
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