London Blackfriars Train Station

• NO Waiting room
• YES Ticket machine
• YES Toilet
• YES Impaired Access Staff

Station facilities

• Accessibility
  • Accessible Public Telephones No
  • Accessible Taxis No
  • First Class Lounge No
  • Help Points YES Yes
  • Impaired Accessible Booking Office Counter No
  • Impared Access Staff YES Yes
  • Impared Access Ticket Gate YES Yes
  • Impaired Accessible Ticket Machines YES Yes
  • Induction Loop No
  • Impaired Mobility Set Down YES Yes
  • National Key Toilets YES Yes
  • Ramp for Train Access YES Yes
  • Wheel chairs Available YES Yes
  • Impaired Access Helpline Hours Monday - Sunday - open 24h
  • Impaired Access Staff Help Hours Monday - Sunday - open 24h
  • Accesible Ticket Machine

    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. Please check the station map or the 'step free access' section before making your way to the station.

  • Customer Help Point Passengers can ask for assistance either at the ticket office, or at the platform office on 3/4 which is manned 24 hours.
  • Helpline YES Yes
  • Helpline Contact Details

    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

    
    
  • Helpline Contact URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  • Impared Mobility Set Down

    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.

  • Step Free Access

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

    The Assistance Meeting Point is by the Ticket Office.

    
    Coverage: whole Station
  • Step Free Access Coverage Whole Station
  • Staff Help

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

  • Helpline Open Note

    The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.

    
    

• Alternative Station Code
  • National Location Code BFR
  • Sixteen Character Name LONDONBLKFRIARS

• Baggage Services
  • Left Luggage: Available No

• Bus information
  • Bus Service: Availability YES Yes
  • Bus Service: Note Information to plan your onward journey is available in a printable format can be found here (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/posters/BFR.pdf)

• Cycle Storage
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Closed Circuit TV YES Yes
  • Cycle Hire: Note On Your Bike.Com0.9 miles away from the station (18 minutes walk) 52-54 Tooley Street, London, London, SE1 2SZ Tel: 020 7378 6669 www.onyourbike.com The London Bicycle Repair Shop 0.6 miles from the station (12 minutes walk) Shop 2-3 Benson House, Hatfields, London, London, SE1 8DQ Tel: 020 7928 6898 www.londonbicycle.com London Bicycle Tour Co 0.4 miles away from the station (8 minute walk) Gabriels Wharf 56, Upper Ground, London, London, SE1 9PP Tel: 020 7928 6838 www.londonbicycle.com Lightride Distribution Ltd 0.6 miles away from the station (12 minutes walk) 88-90 Hatton Garden, London, London, EC1N 8PN Tel: 0844 8704048 www.lightride.co.uk
  • Location

    Located outside the Northbank station entrance.

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

  • Note

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

  • Sheltered YES Yes
  • Spaces 12
  • Type Stands

• Dining and Shopping
  • Dining & Shopping: Shops YES Yes
  • Dining & Shopping: Station Buffet YES Yes

• Other amenities
  • Tourist Information Office No
  • Waiting Room No
  • Waiting Room Open Note

    There is no waiting room at this station

• Other transportation
  • Cycle Hire YES Yes
  • Rail Replacement Services

    Please click the link for details regarding the rail replacement bus location.

    
    Rail Replacement Map: https://assets.nationalrail.co.uk/e8xgegruud3g/4 Y C W G4y R T Oa S1imfq7h Hwp/37a39a06ccfe8cff1197f84caa859b95/2023-09_ C I_ T L_ R R B_ B F R_ D R.pdf

• Phones, Internet & Wi-fi
  • Station Amenities: Telephone No
  • Web Kiosk: Available No
  • Station Amenities: Wi-Fi Find WiFi Hotspots around this station (http://btwifi.co.uk/find)
  • Telephone: Usage Type Cards And Coins

• Restrooms
  • Toilets YES Yes
  • Baby Change YES Yes
  • Toilets Note

    Located in the booking hall on the Northbank side.

• Station Location & Directions
  • Latitude 51.51181
  • Longitude -0.10333

• Station Seating Areas
  • Seated Area: Note

    The platforms at this station are fully covered.

    There are seats on all platforms.

• Station Information
  • ATM YES Yes
  • Baby Change YES Yes
  • Bureau De Change No
  • Lost Property YES Yes
  • Post Box No
  • Shops YES Yes
  • Seated Area YES Yes
  • Station Buffet YES Yes
  • Showers No
  • Trolley No
  • Wifi No
  • Waiting Room No
  • Lost Property

    If you have lost something at a Thameslink station or onboard a Thameslink train, please visit the Thameslink Website and use the webform to register your lost item.

    Some Thameslink trains serve stations which are managed by other train operators (see below). You should consider logging your lost item with them, just in case it's been handed in at one of their stations.

    • London North Eastern Railway (LNER)
    • Greater Anglia
    • Transport for London including London Overground
    • Southeastern
    • Southern
    • South Western Railway (for Wimbledon)

    If you have found an item of lost property, please hand it in to a member of staff.

  • Lost Property Note Not open Christmas Day
  • Staffing Level YES Yes

• Subway/transit
  • Metro: Availability YES Yes
  • Metro: Note Links to Blackfriars underground for Circle and District lines

• Ticketing Hours
  • Ticket Office Hours Monday - Friday - 07:15 to 20:30
    Saturday - 07:15 to 20:00
    Sunday - 08:00 to 16:00

• Ticketing Services & Information
  • Oyster Pre-Pay YES Yes
  • Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
  • Ticket Machine YES Yes
  • Customer Service Note Ticket offices are located at the north and south side station entrances
  • Oyster Notes

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

  • Penalty Fares TL
  • Smartcard Notes Smartcard Issued: Yes
    Smartcard Validator: Yes
    

    For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit the Key smartcard webpage on the Thameslink website.

• Taxi Information
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Note YES