London Blackfriars Railway Station

Facilities

London Blackfriars railway station is a very small unstaffed station on the Thameslink Routes in City of London Corporation, London. It is managed by Thameslink.

Address

London Blackfriars station
Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4DY

Tickets

Ticket Office
Yes
Monday To Friday: 07:15:00.000 - 20:30:00.000
Saturday: 07:15:00.000 - 20:00:00.000
Sunday: 08:00:00.000 - 16:00:00.000
Pre-purchase Collection
Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oyster Pre-Pay
No
Oyster Topup
Yes
Oyster Validator
Yes
Oyster Notes
Yes

Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station.

Smartcards Issued
Yes
Smartcard Validator
Yes
Penalty Fares
Yes

Applicable Operators: Thameslink

Travelcard Zone
Yes

Zone 1

Smartcard Topup
No
Smartcard Notes
Yes

For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit: www.thameslinkrailway.com/thekeysmartcard

Facilities

First Class Lounge
No
Seated Area
Yes
Waiting Room
No
Trolleys
No
Station Buffet
Yes
Toilets
Yes

North Bank Booking Hall

Baby Change Facilities
Yes
Showers Available
No
Public Telephones
No
WiFi
Yes

Wifi information at this station

Web Kiosk
No
Post Box
No
Tourist Information Office
No
Cash Machine
Yes

ATM located in ticket hall

Bureau De Change
No
Retail Outlets
Yes

Newsagent

CCTV
Yes
Customer Information Service
Yes

Departure Screens

Announcements

Left Luggage
Yes

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Lost Property
No

Accessibility

Help Line
Yes

If you require assistance on your journey, please contact our assisted travel helpline to discuss your requirements on: Email - [email protected] | Phone - 0800 058 2844 | Textphone - 0800 138 1018

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Staff are available at this station at all times for providing assistance getting on and off the train and assistance around the station and to the platform. Assistance can be provided unbooked (turn up and go) or pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel.

Whether you pre book assistance or travel unbooked, please contact a member of staff on arrival. We recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train.

For further information on assisted travel please see:

Accessibility at the station - Thameslink.

Passenger Help Points
Yes
Staff Assistance Available
No

This station has level access between train and platform without assistance from staff.

Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes

All Thameslink ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be so please check the station access note for further details

Accessible Ticket Counter
No
Train Access Ramp
Yes
NKS (RADAR) Toilets
Yes
Step Free Access
Yes

Whole station

This is a Category A station: This station has step-free access to all platforms.

Assistance Meeting Point is the Ticket Office.

Ticket Gates
Yes
Impaired Mobility Set Down
Yes

There is access to the station through the common entrance on Queen Victoria street. There is no dedicated parking but there is a taxi rank.

Wheelchairs Available
Yes

Transport Connections

Printable local connections map (Open in new tab)

Cycle Storage
Yes

Spaces: 12

Sheltered: yes

Location: Station entrance Northbank side.

Cycles are left at owners risk. Abandoned cycles may be removed

Storage Type: Stands

Car Park
No
Taxi Rank
Yes

Yes

Bus Services
Yes

Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below.

Metro Link
No
Airport Link
No
Rail Replacement Services
Yes

The rail replacement bus stop location is shown on the ‘Rail Replacement Bus Map’ below.

Cycle Hire
No
Port Link
No
Car Hire
No

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