London Bridge station fatalities. The most serious accidents were: Notes Citations Sources Thameslink Programme publicity: London Bridge station London Bridge is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Southwark, south-east London. It occupies a large area on three levels immediately south-east of London Bridge, from which it takes its name. The main line station is the oldest railway station in London fare zone 1 and one of the oldest in the world having opened in 1836. It is one of two main line termini in London to the south of the River Thames (the other being Waterloo) and is
Operation London Bridge her death. As of early 2017, the phrase "London Bridge is down" was expected to be used to announce the death of the Queen to the Prime Minister and key personnel, setting the plan into motion. Whether this phrase is still the designated one, after the June 2017 London Bridge attack, or after the fact that the code word is now publicly known has not been confirmed. Neither is it known when this code phrase was originally decided on. "The Times" described the funeral of King George IV in 1830 as "ill-managed". This changed during the reign of Queen Victoria,