The London Eye (Waterloo) Pier[1] is directly in front of the London Eye ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in Central London, England. It was opened as the Waterloo Millennium Pier in 2000.
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| Type | River bus and tourist/leisure services |
|---|---|
| Locale | River Thames, London, UK |
| Owner | Merlin Entertainments |
| Operator | Uber Boat by Thames Clippers |
| Characteristics | |
| History | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′12″N 0°07′14″W / 51.50341°N 0.120527°W |
   London Eye (Waterloo) Pier | |
It is served by various river transport and cruise operators.
It should not be confused with the former Waterloo Police Pier, on the opposite side of the river on Victoria Embankment next to Waterloo Bridge, which has since been renamed the Tower Lifeboat Station and has been the base for the RNLI's Thames lifeboat service since 2006.[2]
Construction
editThe pier was designed by Beckett Rankine and Marks Barfield Architects[3] and built by Tilbury Douglas, principally to act as a collision protection system for the London Eye.
It was one of five new piers opened in 2000 on the Thames funded by the Millennium Commission as part of the Thames 2000 project (the others being Blackfriars Millennium Pier, Millbank Millennium Pier, Tower Millennium Pier, and Westminster Millennium Pier), as part of an integrated transport and regeneration strategy for the Thames led by London's Cross River Partnership.[4]
Services
editThe pier is served by various services including:
- Commuter boat services between Battersea Power Station and Barking Riverside and between Putney and Royal Wharf during off peak hours in the eastbound direction only (Uber Boat by Thames Clippers)
- Summer leisure cruises between Westminster and Greenwich (City Cruises)
- Speedboat tour cruises to Canary Wharf and Thames Barrier (Thames Rockets)
Connections
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Local attractions
edit- London Eye
- London Aquarium
- Dali Universe
- Florence Nightingale Museum
- Big Ben
- South Bank arts precinct
Lines
edit| Preceding station |  London River Services
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Millennium Pier towards Battersea Power Station Pier
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RB1 | Embankment Pier towards Barking Riverside Pier
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| Westminster Millennium Pier towards Putney Pier
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RB6 | Embankment Pier towards Royal Wharf Pier
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| Westminster Millennium Pier Terminus
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Westminster to Greenwich Express Service | Tower Millennium Pier towards Greenwich Pier
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References
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- ^ "London Eye Pier Route Map" (PDF).
- ^ "Tower Lifeboat Station website". 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- ^ "Beckett Rankine – London Eye Pier Design" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Ken Livingstone Opens New Millennium Commission Funded Pier". The Millennium Commission press release. 13 July 2000. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2008.