Blackfriars station

Blackfriars station[10] is a London Underground and National Rail station in the City of London. It is close to Blackfriars Bridge at the junction of New Bridge Street and Queen Victoria Street. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. The Underground station was closed until 2011 while refurbishment and major engineering works took place.

Blackfriars Underground station worksite during the Thameslink Programme rebuild
Blackfriars
London Blackfriars
Northern entrance on Queen Victoria Street after renovation in 2012
Blackfriars
Location of Blackfriars in Central London
LocationBlackfriars, Castle Baynard
Local authorityCity of London
Managed byThameslink;
London Underground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Transport for London
Station codeBFR
DfT categoryA
Number of platforms6 (4 National Rail)
(2 London Underground)
AccessibleYes[1][2]
Fare zone1
OSIMansion House
Temple
Blackfriars Millennium Pier
Southwark [3][4]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2016 15.45 million[5]
2017 14.83 million[5]
2018 11.75 million[6]
2019 15.53 million[7]
2020 2.89 million[8]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2013–14 14.412 million[9]
– interchange  1.365 million[9]
2014–15 15.149 million[9]
– interchange  1.199 million[9]
2015–16 10.468 million[9]
– interchange  0.759 million[9]
2016–17 10.576 million[9]
– interchange  0.830 million[9]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Chatham and Dover Railway
Key dates
10 May 1886 (10 May 1886)Opened as St. Paul's (LC&DR)
30 May 1870Opened (MDR)
1937Renamed as Blackfriars
1977Rebuilt (British Rail)
2012Rebuilt (Thameslink)
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5116°N 0.103°W / 51.5116; -0.103

Blackfriars station is being rebuilt and the office building above it demolished and replaced as part of the Thameslink programme. The mainline station remained open during this work except for a period of two months around Christmas 2010 when trains passed through without stopping. The Underground station was closed until late 2011.[11]

References
  1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2019.
  2. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  4. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  10. Also known as 'London Blackfriars "Station Codes". National Rail. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
  11. "Blackfriars Underground station to close for redevelopment". Transport for London. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
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