Blackfriars station

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Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.

Contents 1 National Rail 1.1 Services 1.2 History 2 London Underground 3 River 4 External links

[edit] National Rail

Blackfriars National Rail
Location
Place	Blackfriars
Local authority	City of London
Operations
Managed by	First Capital Connect As of 1 April 2006
Platforms in use	5
Annual entry/exit	7.783 million *
Transport for London
Zone	1
History
Key dates	Opened 1886
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF)
UK Rail Portal

The National Rail station has both through and terminal platforms.

[edit] Services

The through platforms are served by First Capital Connect (formerly Thameslink) trains 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 Sevenoaks via Denmark Hill and Swanley and peak-only services via Herne Hill.

Southeastern also run peak-hour services through Blackfriars to and from City Thameslink.

[edit] History

The original Blackfriars station 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, St Paul's, opened on the north bank. It was renamed Blackfriars in 1937.

Northbound services used to go to Holborn Viaduct station prior to its closure and demolition, but now go north via City Thameslink station.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
City Thameslink Farringdon on Sundays		First Capital Connect Thameslink London-Brighton		London Bridge
		First Capital Connect Thameslink Sutton Loop		Elephant & Castle
Terminus		Southeastern Blackfriars - Sevenoaks (via Swanley) Line Blackfriars - Beckenham Junction (Peak Only)		Elephant & Castle
City Thameslink		Southeastern Peak hours only services (Monday-Friday peak hours only)

[edit] London Underground

Blackfriars Underground
Location
Place	Blackfriars
Local authority	City of London
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Transport for London
Zone	1
Annual entry/exit	11.309 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1870
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

The London Underground station is on the Circle and District lines, between Temple and Mansion House.

The Cambridge Buskers started here.

Previous station		London Underground		Next station
Temple toward Inner Circle		Circle Line		Mansion House toward Inner Circle
Temple toward Wimbledon, Richmond or Ealing Broadway		District Line		Mansion House toward Upminster

[edit] 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 Blackfriars Railway Bridge.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Blackfriars station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Blackfriars station from Multimap.com

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 51.5116° -0.103°
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia or Google Map
  • Street map from Multimap or GlobalGuide
  • Aerial image from TerraServer

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