London Blackfriars Trains
Blackfriars, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station connected to the London Underground station of the same name in the City of London. The station falls within fare zone 1.
London Blackfriars railway station provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and Cambridge to Brighton) and limited Southeastern commuter services to South East London and Kent.
Its platforms span the River Thames, the only one in London to do so, along the length of Blackfriars Railway Bridge, a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge.
There are two station entrances either side of the Thames, along with a connection to the London Underground District and Circle lines. The north bank entrance is on the south side of Queen Victoria Street and the south bank entrance, opened in 2011, is adjacent to Blackfriars Road.
A Thameslink driver depot is in the station building. London Buses routes 4, 40, 63 and night routes N63 and N89 serve the station. The adjacent Blackfriars Millennium Pier provides river services to Putney and Canary Wharf.
Plan Your London Blackfriars Train Journey
Travel by train to London can often be costly. You can however reduce the cost of your train ticket to London quite considerably by following these simple travel tips:-
Split Your Blackfriars Train Tickets
Split ticketing is something many seasoned passengers on Orpington to London Blackfriars trains already practice and is where instead of having one train ticket to take you to Blackfriars from Orpington the journey is broken down into two or more parts with a separate rail ticket for each sector where the train stops.
For example, if you wanted to travel from Station A to Station D, you would expect to buy a ticket direct from A to D. However, you may find it a lot cheaper to buy a ticket from A to B, and another from B to C and still another from C to D for a cheaper combined train ticket price. This is especially true when not all sectors of your journey are during peak time.
Split Ticketing is legal and permitted by the National Rail Conditions of Carriage but can be confusing. To take advantage of the huge savings you could enjoy from splitting your Orpington to London Blackfriars train tickets click here to visit our dedicated split train ticket page.
Primary London Train Stations
London has a few major train stations. The main stations south of the River Thames are Waterloo and London Bridge, while major termini north of the river include Victoria station, Paddington station, Stratford station, Marylebone station, Liverpool Street station, Euston station, Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations.
All London train stations are linked to the London Underground network, making onward travel simple.
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