Victoria Coach Station
Victoria Coach Station, 2012
General information
Location	Buckingham Palace Road Victoria, London,SW1 England
Coordinates	51°29′35″N0°08′55″W / 51.4931°N 0.1486°W /51.4931; -0.1486
Operated by	Transport for London[1]
Bus stands	22[1]
Bus operators	15[1]
Connections	Victoria[1]
Other information
Website	https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/coaches/victoria-coach-station
History
Opened	10 March 1932; 93 years ago (1932-03-10)[2]
Passengers
14 million(2016 / 2017)[3]
Location Victoria Coach Station Location within Central London

Victoria Coach Station in theCity of Westminster is the largestcoach station inLondon, and aterminus for medium and long distancecoach services in the United Kingdom. It is operated by Victoria Coach Station Limited, a subsidiary ofTransport for London. As of 2017^[update], there were 14 million passenger and 472,000 coach movements annually.^[3]

Victoria Coach Station covers 3.3 acres (13,000 m²) with separate arrival and departure terminals on opposite sides of Elizabeth Street. The departure building includes food and retail outlets,left-luggage facilities and a ticket hall.^[4]

London Buses routes11,44,170,C1,C10,N11 andN44 serve the coach station. It is a short walk fromLondon Victoria station.^[1]

Victoria Coach Station was commissioned by London Coastal Coaches, a consortium of coach operators, and opened on 10 March 1932 byMinister of TransportJohn Pybus.^[2]Wallis, Gilbert and Partners' distinctiveArt Deco building^[5] was originally built with spaces for 76 coaches, and a booking hall, shops, buffet, restaurant, lounge and bar. London Coastal Coaches' headquarters and other offices occupied upper floors.^[6]

DuringWorld War II coach travel was restricted and theWar Office requisitioned the premises.^[7]

By the 1960s, operation of the station had passed through industry consolidation toTilling Group andBritish Electric Traction, whence it was reorganised by theTransport Act 1968 to become part ofNational Bus Company. Subsequently it was transferred toLondon Transport in 1988, andTransport for London (TfL) in 2000.^[7]

Freehold owner,Grosvenor Group, announced in 2013 that it wished to redevelop the site and relocate station operations elsewhere in London,^[8] though the following yearEnglish Heritage designated the buildingGrade II listed.^[9] Nevertheless, several of TfL'sleases on the station were due to expire by 2023 and proposals were made to relocate toRoyal Oak, but in 2019 the move was abandoned.^[10][11]

Use of the coach station has increased from 2008 to 2018.^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

Data from 2008/2009 until 2019/2020 is for departing passengers only and both departing and arriving coaches.

Data from 2020/21 onwards is 'passenger movements through the site' and 'Domestic and International Accessible Departures'. TfL does not state a reason for the reporting being different.

As of 2023^[update], service operators include:-^[17]

Operator	Image	Routes operated
BlaBlaBus		Lille andParis Brussels,Rotterdam andAmsterdam
Flixbus
		Various International & Domestic routes
Megabus		Various Domestic routes
National Express		Various Domestic routes
Sindbad Coaches		Various destinations in Poland

Profits for TfLsubsidiary Victoria Coach Station Ltd have increased over recent years.^{[12][13][14][15]}

In 2019, Transport for London was served aFire Enforcement Notice after a "catalogue of major fire risks" were found byLondon Fire Brigade inspectors at Victoria Coach Station.^[18]

The deficiencies included holes in walls, which could cause a fire to spread; inadequatefire sprinkler systems that had been broken and out of use for more than two years, and obstructedexit routes used for storage. Fire experts described the situation as a "walking disaster area" and "by far the worst I've seen in a long time". Transport for London postedfire watchers.^{[18][better source needed]}

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• Transport in the City of Westminster
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• Transport for London
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