Victoria Station
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| Address | Victoria St, Victoria, London SW1E 5ND, UK |
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| Opened | October 1, 1860 |
| Phone | +44 343 222 1234 |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| London borough | City of Westminster |
| Did you know | London Victoria is the second-busiest railway station in Great Britain by annual entries/exits (74. 955 million). |
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| ID | 796051 |
About Victoria Station
Victoria station, also known as London Victoria, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Victoria, in the City of Westminster, managed by Network Rail.
Where is the Victoria Station
Final stamps bearing the Queen's head revealed
... These farewell stamps will show the steam locomotive, built in 1923 and running between London and Edinburgh, in settings including North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Berwick-on-Tweed and Victoria Station in London...
Prince Harry's publisher says book sales 'beyond expectations'
... People queued for midnight shop openings, with a handful waiting outside WH Smith in London s Victoria Station to be among the first to buy a copy...
Prince Harry's book officially hits shops after days of leaks
... A handful of people waiting in line outside WH Smith at Victoria Station said they wanted to get their hands on it quickly as they felt " intrigued" and " extremely curious"...
Migrants being stranded in London was a mistake, says minister
... Home Office minister Chris Philp said there had been a " misunderstanding" after people were mistakenly taken from the Manston centre in Kent and left at Victoria Station...
How has Norwich responded to the arrival of stranded migrants?
... " I was with other people in Dover for 25 days then went to Victoria Station in London...
Cold, hungry migrants stranded in London after error
... Danial Abbas, a volunteer with Under One Sky charity, told the BBC he saw a group of confused and disorientated men trying to flag down members of the public and station staff at Victoria Station on Tuesday evening...
Manchester Arena attack: Events mark fifth anniversary
... The names of the 22 victims will be read out at Victoria Station, which is next to the arena, and at Manchester Cathedral...
London local elections 2022: 'Real disgust' with PM at heart of Tory losses
... " Travelling from Clapham Junction over the Thames to Victoria Station crosses the boundary into the borough of Westminster, where grand townhouses mingle with tower blocks, with the Houses of Parliament peeping over the skyline...
Prince Harry's publisher says book sales 'beyond expectations'
By Jasmine AnderssonBBC News
The publisher of Prince Harry 's controversial memoir says sales have exceeded its " most bullish expectations".
Transworld Penguin Random House said Spare was its fastest-selling non-fiction book with sales So Far topping 400,000 copies.
That includes hardback, audiobook and ebook downloads.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold 1. 84m units in its first week in 2007 - Still a UK record for fiction.
Transworld Managing Director Larry Finlay said: " We always knew this book would fly but it is exceeding even our most bullish expectations.
" As Far as we know, the only books to have sold more in their first day are those starring The Other Harry (Potter). "
Some bookshops in the UK opened hours early overnight on Tuesday in anticipation of strong sales, with industry experts predicting that Spare could be one of the best-selling pre-order titles of The Past decade.
People queued for midnight shop openings, with a handful waiting outside WH Smith in London's Victoria Station to be among The First to buy a copy.
The 407-page book sees Harry expressing frustration at being " spare to the heir" anger at sections of the UK media, revealing unresolved trauma over the death of His Mother , his struggles with Mental Health , the isolated life he led before meeting Meghan, and The Breakdown of relations with the Royal Family .
It is being sold for less than the recommended retail price in outlets such as Waterstones and WH Smith as well as online at Amazon.
US retailer Barnes and Noble said the pre-publication leaking of details from The Book had " only heightened the frenzy".
Shannon DeVito, a director of the American-based chain, said: " It is thrilling as a bookseller to have a massive release like this to start our New Year .
" The leaking of extracts has only heightened the frenzy and is drawing customers into our bookstores in amazing numbers. "
Prince Harry has been criticised over A Number of frank admissions in Spare, including that he killed 25 Taliban fighters during his Time In the British Army in Afghanistan.
In the text, he described the killings as like " chess pieces taken off the board".
Source of news: bbc.com
