Mortlake Railway Station

It might just be an other train station for some people, but to me it was the beginning of my London life so the Mortlake station means a lot.
But, I’m not going to tell you about that, what I love about this station is:
— the staff is so so nice, all day, every day
— the train for waterloo is super convenient, in 20 minutes you’re in central London
— the station is surrounded by great practical shops and you can also buy magazines inside the station.
Finally, when you step outside the station, there’s a vintage car shop which creates a retro atmosphere, and it’s nice to look at the cars while you wait for the train!

Mortlake Railway Station gets you to Waterloo in less than twenty minutes and is a life line for us working in London’s suburbs. However, the railway station is usually unstaffed and the ticket situation is quite complicated. Although Oysters are accepted en-​route, there aren’t the facilities to top up your Oyster card and the nearest place in which you can do so is a seven minute walk away. It’s for this reason that I often end up buying a more expensive day travelcard and the strange way that the machines are laid out means that I have on a few occasions ended up buying the wrong travelcard and had to pay for another one at Waterloo. However, trains from here are pretty regular and the station even has facilities for buying glossy magazines and newspapers to read en-​route.