21 Facts About Blackfriars station

Blackfriars, known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London.

The Underground Blackfriars station opened in 1870 with the arrival of the Metropolitan District Railway.

In 2009, the Blackfriars station underwent major refurbishments to improve capacity, which included the extension of the platforms across the railway bridge and a new Blackfriars station entrance on the South Bank.

The underground Blackfriars station was rebuilt at the same time, and work was completed in 2012.

Blackfriars station serves Thameslink rail services that connect suburbs with central London.

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The Blackfriars station is run by Thameslink, with Transport for London handling the underground platforms.

Blackfriars station wanted to compete with rivals, the South Eastern Railway, and provide the best service into Central London.

The Blackfriars station was constructed on two levels, with a goods depot at street level and passenger facilities level with the bridge.

The Blackfriars station was designed by Joseph Cubitt and had a long roof with walls that stretched up to the riverbank.

The Blackfriars station's frontage backed onto the District Railway, making a cab access and forecourt impossible owing to lack of space.

The Blackfriars station had little investment and still supported some of the original architecture and design up to the 1960s.

Reconstruction was problematic, as the original Blackfriars station building had sat on top of a cold store, which had frozen the ground below it.

The terminal platforms at the Blackfriars station were closed on 20 March 2009 in order for work to begin.

The office building above the Blackfriars station was demolished and replaced as part of the Thameslink programme.

The new Blackfriars station is the same height and has a combined National Rail and London Underground ticket hall and ventilation shaft together with escalators and lifts between a mezzanine level for main line railway services and the sub-surface level for London Underground services.

The Underground Blackfriars station received major enhancements, with a new roof of glazed north lights and partial-height glazed side panels installed along the entire length of the bridge.

In 2017, the Blackfriars station won a Major Station of the Year award at the National Rail Awards.

Blackfriars main-line station is served by through services on the Thameslink route operated by Thameslink and Southeastern.

Blackfriars Underground station is served by the Circle and District lines and is between Temple and Mansion House stations.

The underground Blackfriars station pre-dates the mainline one and was opened on 30 May 1870 by the Metropolitan District Railway as the railway's new eastern terminus when the line was extended from Westminster.

Underground Blackfriars station was closed on 2 March 2009 for major renovation work and reopened on 20 February 2012.