Blackfriars station
Blackfriars, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London. It provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and Cambridge to Brighton) and limited Southeastern commuter services to South East London and Kent. Its platforms span the River Thames, the only one in London to do so, along the length of Blackfriars Railway Bridge, a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge. There are two station entrances either side of the Thames, along with a connection to the London Underground District and Circle lines.
| London Blackfriars | |
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| London Blackfriars | |
Northern entrance on Queen Victoria Street after renovation in 2012 | |
London Blackfriars Location of London Blackfriars in Central London | |
| Location | Blackfriars, Castle Baynard |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Managed by | Thameslink; London Underground |
| Owner | Network Rail Transport for London |
| Station code | BFR |
| DfT category | A |
| Number of platforms | 6 (4 National Rail) (2 London Underground) |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| OSI | Southwark Bankside exit only Blackfriars Millennium Pier |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 | 11.75 million |
| 2019 | 15.53 million |
| 2020 | 2.89 million |
| 2021 | 4.80 million |
| 2022 | 9.41 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 12.140 million |
| – interchange | 2.660 million |
| 2019–20 | 12.993 million |
| – interchange | 2.932 million |
| 2020–21 | 2.100 million |
| – interchange | 0.581 million |
| 2021–22 | 5.982 million |
| – interchange | 1.500 million |
| 2022–23 | 12.905 million |
| – interchange | 7.722 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Chatham and Dover Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 May 1886 | Opened as St. Paul's (LC&DR) |
| 30 May 1870 | Opened (MDR) |
| 1 February 1937 | Renamed as Blackfriars |
| 30 November 1977 | Rebuilt (British Rail) |
| 20 February 2012 | Rebuilt (Thameslink) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.5116°N 0.103°W |
| London transport portal | |
The main line station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway with the name St. Paul's in 1886, as a replacement for the earlier Blackfriars Bridge station (now the present station's southern entrance) and the earlier Blackfriars railway bridge. This increased capacity of rail traffic through the Snow Hill tunnel to the rest of the rail network. The Underground station opened in 1870 with the arrival of the Metropolitan District Railway. The station was renamed Blackfriars in 1937 to avoid confusion with St Paul's tube station. It was rebuilt in the 1970s, which included the addition of office space above the station and the closure of the original railway bridge, which was demolished in 1985.
In 2009, the station underwent major refurbishments to improve capacity, which included the extension of the platforms across the railway bridge and a new station entrance on the South Bank. The underground station was rebuilt at the same time, and work was completed in 2012.