Waterloo Bridge Station opened on this day in 1848. 177 years later, it is the largest station in Britain. Eliot Wilson takes ...

Until the Elizabeth line sent passenger numbers at Liverpool Street and Paddington stations soaring, Waterloo was the busiest rail station in the country, with 57.8m passengers last year.

Waterloo Station disruption map from National Rail (Image: National Rail) ... At 6.10pm, they announced that the station had now reopened and trains are able to arrive and depart.

The sometime-nightmare that is Waterloo station – UK’s busiest railway station – is finally getting a well-deserved refurbishment. Sadly, they won’t be doing anything about all those ...