Southwark DC Traction Substation

Southwark DC Traction Substation is an electrical substation in London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England. Southwark DC Traction Substation is situated near the amusement arcade Immersive Gamebox, as well as near the garden Arch 21.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tate Modern and Shakespeares Globe.

Tate Modern

Art gallery

Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Tate Modern is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Southwark DC Traction Substation.

Shakespeares Globe

Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeares Globe is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Southwark DC Traction Substation.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

Since Roman times, several crossings named London Bridge have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel. London Bridge is situated 3,600 feet east of Southwark DC Traction Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwark and Bankside.

Southwark

Suburb

Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.

Bankside

Quarter

Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.

Gabriel’s Wharf

Locality

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The South Bank is an entertainment and commercial area on the south bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Lambeth, central London, England.

Southwark DC Traction Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50463° or 51° 30′ 17″ north

Longitude

-0.10257° or 0° 6′ 9″ west

Operator

Network Rail

Open location code

9C3XGV3W+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 77765223

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Immersive Gamebox and Arch 21.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Mar i Terra and Woolfson & Tay.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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