{"id":19478,"date":"2020-06-05T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19478"},"modified":"2020-06-05T11:52:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T10:52:37","slug":"the-eerie-emptiness-of-waterloo-station-in-rush-hour-lockdown-5-30pm-thurs-4th-june-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-eerie-emptiness-of-waterloo-station-in-rush-hour-lockdown-5-30pm-thurs-4th-june-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, Thurs 4th June, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-01.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_busiest_railway_stations_in_Great_Britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Britain&#8217;s busiest railway station,<\/a> handling an astonishing 94 million passenger entries and exits every year, but yesterday the station was almost deserted during the evening rush hour, with more staff than passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a selection of photos taken around 5.30pm on Thursday 4th June, 2020:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-02.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-03.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-04.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-05.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-06.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-07.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-08.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-09.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-10.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-11.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/waterloo-station-lockdown-12.jpg\" alt=\"The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, 5.30pm, Thurs 4th June 2020\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Join in with the online discussion<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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