Victoria Coach Station is the largest and most significant coach station in London, and is operated by Victoria Coach Station Ltd., an arm of Transport for London. In UK English, a coach is a luxury or long distance express bus. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Transport for London (TfL) is a government body responsible for the transport system in the City of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ...

History

Victoria Coach Station was opened on its present site in Buckingham Palace Road, London, in 1932, by London Coastal Coaches Limited, an association of coach operators. In 1968 this became a subsidiary of the National Bus Company (NBC). The building is in a distinctive Art Deco style, the architects for which were Wallis, Gilbert and Partners. During the 1970s Victoria Coach Station became the responsibility of the NBC subsidiary, National Travel (South East) Limited. In 1978 London Coastal Coaches Company was brought back to life and renamed Victoria Coach Station Limited. In 1988, following the privatisation of the NBC companies, Victoria Coach Station Limited was acquired by London Transport, and ownership passed to Transport for London in 2000. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Groups mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. ... Asheville City Hall. ... Wallis, Gilbert and Partners were a British architectural partnership responsible for the design of many Art Deco buildings in the UK in the 1920s and 1930s. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Founded in 1933 by an act of Parliament under Transport Minister Herbert Stanley Morrison, The London Passenger Transport Board generally known London Transport was A public authority appointed under act of Parliament, charged with responsibility for providing an adequate and properly co-ordinated system of passenger transport (Buses including Green... Transport for London (TfL) is a government body responsible for the transport system in the City of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Operation

Victoria Coach Station has separate arrivals and departures terminals, located on the opposite sides of Elizabeth Street. The main departures building includes food outlets, shops, left luggage facilities, and ticketing. The combined area of the two terminals is about three acres (12,000 m²). The coach station accommodates mostly National Express and Eurolines services. A rapid growth of coach travel in the 1990s led to the opening of the nearby Green Line Coach Station which accommodates several other coach operators, including Stagecoach's new Megabus operation. This article is about the company responsible for most long distance bus and coach services in the UK and the brand it uses; for information on the owning group, see the National Express Group article. ... Eurolines is a coach (long distance bus) company operating international routes within Europe. ... The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century. ... Stagecoach Group plc is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ... Megabus is a British no-frills intercity bus service run by Stagecoach. ...

External links

• Official site
• Photo gallery