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London Blackfriars (BFR)

Managed by First Capital Connect

 
Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4DY
 

Station facilities

  • Station seating facilities

    First Class lounge No
    Seating area Yes
    Waiting Rooms None
    Note

    On platforms seating under canopy

    Women-only waiting room No

  • Trolleys

  • Refreshments

  • ATM machine

    ATM machine Yes
    Bureau de change No

  • Toilets

    Note

     

  • Pay phone

    Pay phone Cards and coins

  • Internet

    Public Wi-Fi No
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    Web kiosk No

  • Post box

  • Tourist information office

    Tourist information office No

  • Shops

    Shops Yes
 
 

London Blackfriars

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Station Message: Alert!

There are no cross-London First Capital Connect services most weekends or between 22:30 and 04:30 Monday to Friday until 2012. This is a key part of the Thameslink Programme. For more information, please use the following link to visit the Thameslink Programme website.

Blackfriars Underground Station has now re-opened.

Transport links

Connection time
3 minutes (minimum)
Car park
No
Taxi rank
No
Frequent Black cabs from Queen Victoria street
Bus services
Yes

Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format here

Onward travel
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Ticket buying and collection

Ticket office opening
Monday-Friday 07:15-20:30
Weekend Closed
Self-service machines
Yes
Collect from counter
Yes
Collect from machine
Yes

Ticket Hall and platform 5

Get Oyster card here
Yes
Top up Oyster pay as you go here
Yes
Use Oyster pay as you go here
Yes
London fare zone
Zone 1
Penalty fares

Penalty Fares apply to journeys from London Blackfriars station when travelling with:

  • First Capital Connect
  • Southeastern

Accessibility and mobility access

Customer help points
No

Passengers can ask for assistance either at the ticket office, or at the platform office on 3/4 which is manned 24 hours.


Staff help
Monday-Sunday 24 hours
Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours
Accessible ticket machines
No
Accessible ticket office counter
No
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
Yes
Accessible taxis
Yes

All 'welcome to station' posters display the number of a cab company which can supply an accessible vehicle.

Accessible public telephones
No
Nearest stations with more facilities

City Thameslink

City Thameslink
Accessible toilets
No
Step free access coverage
No part of station

Remote ramp access to platforms 1-4 and ticket hall. Steps only to platform 5.

Please note: There are no escalators at Blackfriars station and there are currently no lifts until work at the new station is complete.

Impaired mobility set down
No

There is step free access to platforms 1-4 at Blackfriars from the street adjacent to the Mermaid Theatre.

Disabled parking
No
Accessible car park equipment
No
Wheelchairs
Yes
Ticket gates
No

General services information

Customer service
Yes
Left luggage
No
Lost property
Yes

Lost property enquiries to 0845 026 4700, open 7 days a week, from 0700 to 2200, except Christmas Day.

British Transport Police
0800 40 50 40

Staffing

Staffing level
Full-time
Monday-Sunday 24 hours

The station is closed to the public at night when trains are not running

Station map

Station plan

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