London Blackfriars

Address

London Blackfriars station
Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4DY

Ticket office

Monday to Friday: 7:15 AM to 8:30 PM
Saturday: 7:15 AM to 8:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

General information

Station Operator:
TL
Station Code:
BFR
Staffing Level:
fullTime
CCTV:
Yes

Ticket buying & collection

Oyster Pre Pay:
No
Oyster Validator:
Yes
Smartcard Issued:
Yes
Smartcard Validaton:
Yes
Travelcard:
Zone 1
Oyster Comments:
<p>Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station.</p>
Oyster Topup:
Yes
Prepurchase Collection:
Yes
Smartcard Topup:
No
Ticket Machine:
Yes
Penalty Fares:
Applicable Operators: Southeastern

Passenger services

Lost Property Contact Available:
Yes
Ticket Gate:
Yes
Customer Help Points:
Yes
Customer Help Points Note:

The Assistance Meeting Point is by the Ticket Office.

Station facilities

ATM Machine:
Yes
ATM Machine Note:

ATM located in ticket hall

Baby Change:
No
Seated Area:
Yes
Passenger Information Systems:
DepartureScreens, Announcements
Shops:
Yes
Shops Note:

Newsagent

Station Buffet:
Yes
Telephones (Cards & Coins):
No
Toilets:
Yes
Toilets Note:

Located in the booking hall on the Northbank side.

Waiting Room:
No

Car parking

Car parking:
No

Cycling

Cycle Storage Availability:
Yes
Sheltered:
Yes
Spaces:
12
Type:
Stands
Location:

Located outside the Northbank station entrance.

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

Cycle Storage CCTV:
Yes

Other transport

Location for rail replacement services:

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

Taxi Rank:
Yes
Taxi Rank Note:

Located outside the main entrance.

Bus Service:
Yes
Bus Service Note:

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

Accessibility

Accessible Public Telephones:
No
Accessible Toilets:
Yes
Induction Loop:
Yes
Wheelchairs Available:
Yes
Ramp For Train Access:
Yes
Step Free Access:
Yes
Step Free Access Note:

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

The Assistance Meeting Point is by the Ticket Office.

Accessible Taxis:
No
Accessible Ticket Machines:
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines Note:

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.

Impaired Mobility Set Down:
Yes
Impaired Mobility Set Down Note:

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.

Helpline Contact:
Yes
Helpline Contact (Phone number):

If you require assistance on your journey, please contact our assisted travel helpline to discuss your requirements on: Email - customerservices@thameslinkrailway.com | Phone - 0800 058 2844 | Textphone - 0800 138 1018

Helpline Contact Note:

The assisted helpline is not available on Christmas Day.

Helpline Opening Hours:
Monday to Sunday 24 hours
Staff Help Available:
Yes
Staff Help Available Opening Times:
Monday to Sunday 24 hours
Staff Help Available Note:

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

Assisted Travel:

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.

The information in this document was generated 3/14/2026 1:53:30 AM