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
  • First Class Lounge
  • Help Points YES Yes
  • Impaired Accessible Booking Office Counter No
  • Impared Access Staff YES Yes
  • Impared Access Ticket Gate 1
  • Impaired Accessible Ticket Machines YES Yes
  • Induction Loop YES Yes
  • 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 so please check the station access note for further details

  • 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 1
  • 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/
  • Helpline Open Note

    The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.

    
    
  • 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.

    Assistance Meeting Point is 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.

• 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: www.thameslinkrailway.com/thekeysmartcard

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

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

• Station Information
  • ATM YES Yes
  • Baby Change YES Yes
  • Bureau De Change No
  • Lost Property 1
  • Post Box No
  • Shops YES Yes
  • Seated Area YES Yes
  • Station Buffet YES Yes
  • Showers No
  • Trolley No
  • Wifi YES Yes
  • Waiting Room
  • Lost Property
    Operator Name: Please visit www.thameslinkrailway.com/lostproperty and use the webform to register your lost item. If you have found an item of lost property, please hand it in at any of our ticket offices.
  • Lost Property: URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  • Lost Property Note Not open Christmas Day
  • Staffing Level YES Yes

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

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

    North Bank Booking Hall

• 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

• 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

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

    The platforms at this station are fully covered. There are seats on all platforms.

  • Waiting Room Open Note

    There is no waiting room at this station

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

• Cycle Storage
  • Availability 1
  • 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

    Station entrance Northbank side.

  • Note

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

  • Sheltered YES Yes
  • Spaces 12
  • Type Stands

• 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)

• Baggage Services
  • Left Luggage: Available No
  • Left Luggage: URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

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

• Taxi Information
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Note YES