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City Thameslink

City Thameslink National Rail
City Thameslink stn Ludgate Hill entrance.JPG
Southern entrance on Ludgate Hill
City Thameslink is located in Central London
City Thameslink
City Thameslink
Location of City Thameslink in Central London
Location Holborn Viaduct / Ludgate Hill
Local authority City of London
Managed by Thameslink
Owner Network Rail
Station code CTK
DfT category C1
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Yes
Fare zone 1
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12 Increase 5.572 million
– interchange  Decrease 70
2012–13 Increase 5.541 million
– interchange  Increase 475
2013–14 Increase 6.020 million
– interchange  Increase 409
2014–15 Increase 6.354 million
– interchange  Increase 3,299
2015–16 Decrease 6.340 million
– interchange  Increase 11,885
Key dates
1990 Opened as St. Paul's Thameslink
1991 Renamed City Thameslink
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WGS84 51°30′59″N 0°06′13″W / 51.5163°N 0.1037°W / 51.5163; -0.1037Coordinates: 51°30′59″N 0°06′13″W / 51.5163°N 0.1037°W / 51.5163; -0.1037
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City Thameslink (/ˈsɪti ˈtɛmzlɪŋk/, also known as London City Thameslink) is a central London railway station with entrances on Ludgate Hill and Holborn Viaduct, within the City of London. Its platforms are underground. It is on the Thameslink route, situated between Blackfriars to the south and Farringdon to the north.

Before its opening in 1990, its site was intended for a station to be called Ludgate Circus on a cancelled extension of the London Underground's Jubilee line, and provision was made for the future station as part of the building works. When it opened, it was named St. Paul's Thameslink, but to avoid confusion with the nearby St. Paul's tube station on the Central line, it was renamed as City Thameslink in 1991.

Although it is a through-station, for ticketing purposes it is classed as a London terminus for journeys to and from the south. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.

The station was opened by British Rail on 29 May 1990 as St. Paul's Thameslink. The name was changed to City Thameslink in 1991 to avoid confusion with the St. Paul's Central line station on the London Underground, which is several hundred yards to the east, on the other side of St Paul's Cathedral.


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