Rating all the major London railway termini
Can't think of something to write, so here's a filler post! These are the termini I've been to btw:
Blackfriars: 7/10 - very cool, it stretches across the Thames. Cl though, why is the tube station separate?
Kings Cross: 10/10 - very large, not too bad to spend your time mulling over the mundanities of life just before you head off to Leeds at five in the morning (context is here).
London Bridge: 6/10 - kind of mid cl. I was there today and it reminds me how pathetic it is. Again, the tube station is separate and you have to walk quite a bit to get there, which isn't my idea of fun. It's also very bland.
Paddington: 8/10 - quite nice architecturally; the gateway to the west, maybe the most iconic terminus. But Kings Cross is superior, sorry!
St Pancras: 7/10 - it's fine, I guess? But lots of it is kind of like an additional shopping centre, and it's thus a very sterile Kings Cross; the two stations are actually separate, unlike what the Tube map might suggest, long story. The Thameslink side is kind of shit, just an underground level which reeks of disappointment and lost opportunities.
Victoria: 7/10 - it's quite a pain to switch from tube to rail, but I quite like Victoria, which might be surprising. In my head it's the most hated one, aside from Euston. But it's got a soft spot in my heart because, as a south Londoner, unless I want to use Thameslink, and let's be honest no one does, Victoria is my portal to central. The surrounding area is lovely too - I just can't hate Victoria.
Waterloo: 6/10 - I've used the tube only, but the place itself does kind of look like a headache, even if the building itself is lovely. I don't really have a reason to go to Waterloo most of the time, but the tube is far more convenient if I need it.
Here are all the "termini", some of them aren't officially termini but they act like it for the purpose of ticketing reasons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_station_group#Group_members.
And if you ever find yourself in London, leave.
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