Waterloo station is a rail and underground station on the South side of the river Thames in London, the station first opened in 1848 as 'Waterloo Bridge Station', in 1886 it officially changed it name to 'Waterloo station'. The station has undergone reconstruction and refurbishment many times since opening.

The view from Waterloo bridge insipred the lyrics for the Kinks track 'Waterloo sunset'. The song describes how a couple meets at Waterloo station each evening, the 'dirty old river' that 'keeps on rolling' is of course the Thames.