Blackfriars station
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Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station complex situated in the Blackfriars district of the City of London, in London, England. The complex is in Travelcard Zone 1.
National Rail
The National Rail station has both through platforms and terminal platforms.
Services
The through platforms are served by First Capital Connect trains running north to south across London from Bedford and Luton in the north to Brighton in the south via London Bridge and the south west London suburbs around Sutton via Elephant & Castle.The terminal platforms are used by Southeastern services to Orpington via Denmark Hill and occasional peak-only services via Herne Hill.
History
The original Blackfriars station was opened in 1864, on the south bank of the River Thames. It closed in 1886 after the opening of Blackfriars Bridge, and a new station, then called St Paul's opened on the north bank. It was renamed to Blackfriars station in 1937.Northbound services used to go to Holborn Viaduct station, but now go to City Thameslink station.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | National Rail ! Following station
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan="2" | City Thameslink
| style="background:#0072BC;" |
| First Capital Connect
London-Brighton
| style="background:#0072BC;" |
| London Bridge
|- style="text-align: center;"
| style="background:#0072BC;" |
| First Capital Connect
Streatham Loop
| style="background:#0072BC;" |
| Elephant & Castle
London Underground
The London Underground station is on the Circle and District lines, between Temple and Mansion House.
The Cambridge Buskers started here.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center; clear: both;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | Underground Lines ! Following station
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan="2" | Temple
| style="background:#f7dc00;" |
| Circle Line
River
The station is on the north bank of the River Thames, near Blackfriars Bridge, and is adjacent to London River Services' Blackfriars Pier. The platforms for the Thameslink rail services extend out onto the Blackfriars Railway Bridge and are thus over the river.External links
- [Train times] and [station information] for Blackfriars station from National Rail
- [Street map] and [aerial photo] of Blackfriars station from Multimap.com
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