Gender neutral toilets are coming to Waterloo Station to “improve inclusivity”
A balanced number of new male and female loos will also provide relief to the station’s estimated 41 million yearly visitors.
Construction, which includes new baby changing areas, will begin in February ready for completion in the summer.
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Cem Davis, Network Rail’s London Waterloo station manager, said: “We’re pleased that passengers and station users at London Waterloo station will soon be able to benefit from new and improved toilet facilities which will make their journeys a lot more pleasant and comfortable.
“One of the main benefits is that we’ll be introducing gender neutral toilets which will improve inclusivity across the station. The refurbishments are due to start in mid-February through to summer 2023.”
While the works are underway, commuters can use facilities at The Sidings and Cab Road by the station reception.
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Cycle storage facilities on Cab Road will be removed to make room for temporary toilets during this time.
Network Rail used to charge 30p to use its Waterloo toilets but scrapped this in March 2019.
Its toilets, used by more than 1.5 million people every year, have previously been dubbed ‘the UK’s busiest loos’.
There are also plans to replace the station’s 100-year-old roof and improve information systems and shops.