London Blackfriars

Address

London Blackfriars station
Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4DY

Station staff availability

Station staff availability
Mon - Sun	24 Hours

For full accessibility information at London Blackfriars, view our accessibility info below.

Ticket office availability

Ticket office availability
Mon - Fri:	07:15-20:30
Sat:	07:15-20:00
Sun:	08:00-16:00

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Station details

The escalators are out of order between Platforms 2, 3 & 4 and the North Entrance concourse exiting only at London Blackfriars station.

Accessibility

Accessible Booking Office Counter	No
Induction Loop	Yes
Accessible Public Telephones	No
Accessible Toilets	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
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 Opening Hours	Yes
Mon - Sun: 24 Hours
Staff Help Available	Yes
Mon - Sun: 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.

Station facilities

Atm Machine	Yes
Atm Machine Note: ATM located in ticket hall
Baby Change	No
Seated Area	Yes
Passenger Information Systems	Yes
Passenger Information Systems Note: Departure Screens, Announcements,

Shops	Yes
Shops Note: Newsagent
Station Buffet	Yes
Telephones	No
Toilets	Yes
Toilets Note: Located in the booking hall on the Northbank side.
Waiting Room	No

Ticket buying & collection

Travelcard: Zone 1
Oyster Pre Pay	No
Oyster Validator	Yes
Smartcard Issued	Yes
Smartcard Validator	Yes
Oyster Comments: Oyster top-up is only available from the self-service ticket machine. Oyster Cards cannot be purchased at this station.

Penalty Fares: Applicable Operators: Southeastern
Oyster Topup	Yes
Prepurchase Collection	Yes
Smartcard Topup	No
Ticket Machine	Yes

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.

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 Availability

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	Yes
Location For Rail Replacement Service Note: 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.

General information

Station Operator: TL
Station Code: BFR

Staffing Level: Full Time
CCTV: Yes

Live departures & arrivals for London Blackfriars

Departures

Arrivals

Live departures for London Blackfriars
Due	Destination	Platform	Expected	Usual Seat AvailabilityUsual seat availability
14:24	Horsham Platform 1	1	On time	n/a
14:24	St Albans Platform 2	2	On time	n/a
14:27	Bedford Platform 2	2	14:43 16 mins late
14:29	Brighton Platform 1	1	On time
14:34	Luton Platform 2	2	On time	n/a
14:36	Sutton (London) Platform 1	1	On time	n/a
14:37	Peterborough		Cancelled	n/a
This train has been cancelled because of a points failure
14:39	Brighton Platform 1	1	On time
14:39	St Albans Platform 2	2	14:41 2 mins late	n/a
14:41	Rainham (Kent) Platform 1	1	On time	n/a

Live arrivals at London Blackfriars
Due	Destination	Platform	Expected	Usual Seat AvailabilityUsual seat availability
14:23	Peterborough Platform 1	1	On time	n/a
14:24	Sutton (London) Platform 2	2	On time	n/a
14:26	Three Bridges Platform 2	2	14:42 16 mins late
14:28	Bedford Platform 1	1	On time
14:29	Sevenoaks Platform 3	3	On time	n/a
14:34	Rainham (Kent) Platform 2	2	On time	n/a
14:36	Horsham		Cancelled	n/a
This train has been cancelled because of a points failure
14:36	St Albans Platform 1	1	On time	n/a
14:38	Cambridge Platform 1	1	On time
14:39	Sutton (London) Platform 2	2	On time	n/a

Many seats available
Plenty of seats available
Some seats available
Only a few seats available
Standing room only
n/a

Data unavailable

Usual seat availability is based on information we hold for the last 7 days. Availability is stated for many, but not all, trains operated by Southeastern. We're working hard to expand this information for all our services.
To feedback on this pilot, email seats@southeasternrailway.co.uk

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