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
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[1][2]
Fare zone	1
OSI	Southwark Bankside exit only Blackfriars Millennium Pier [3]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2017	14.83 million[4]
2018	11.75 million[5]
2019	15.53 million[6]
2020	2.89 million[7]
2021	4.80 million[8]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18	10.802 million[9]
– interchange	0.920 million[9]
2018–19	12.140 million[9]
– interchange	2.660 million[9]
2019–20	12.993 million[9]
– interchange	2.932 million[9]
2020–21	2.100 million[9]
– interchange	0.581 million[9]
2021–22	5.982 million[9]
– interchange	1.500 million[9]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Key dates
10 May 1886 (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	TfL station info page Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.5116°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]