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London River Services - Definition |
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London River Services is an arm of Transport for London, which manages public transport on the River Thames in London. They do not own or operate any boats but licence the services of traditional operators.
Piers served
(In order going downstream)
- Millbank Millennium Pier, for the Tate Britain art gallery
- Westminster Millennium Pier, for the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Westminster tube station
- Waterloo Millennium Pier, for the South Bank arts precinct and Waterloo station
- Embankment Pier, for Embankment tube station and Charing Cross railway station
- Festival Pier, for the South Bank arts precinct
- Savoy Pier
- Blackfriars Pier, for Blackfriars station
- Bankside Pier, for the Globe Theatre and Tate Modern art gallery
- London Bridge City Pier
- Tower Millennium Pier, for the Tower of London
- St. Katharine Pier, for St. Katherines Dock and the Tower of London
- Hilton Docklands Pier
- Canary Wharf Pier, for the Canary Wharf financial district
- Greenland Pier
- Masthouse Terrace Pier
- Greenwich Pier, for Greenwich, the Cutty Sark and the National Maritime Museum
- Barrier Gardens Pier, for the Thames Barrier
Fares
Unlike the underground and bus networks, the river services do not accept Travelcards or Oyster cards and operators charge their own (usually rather higher) fares. Some operators give discounts to Travelcard holders and students.
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