Blackfriars Bridge railway station

Blackfriars Bridge

Sloped approach road to the site of the closed Blackfriars Bridge station
Location Blackfriars
Owner London, Chatham and Dover Railway
Key dates
1864 Opened
1885 Closed to passengers
1964 Closed to goods
Replaced by St. Paul's
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The closer pillars show where the original 1864 Blackfriars Railway Bridge stood; the bridge to the rear is the newer bridge. The platforms in the picture belong to Blackfriars station which juts out across the River Thames; they have been replaced since this photograph was taken in 2006.

Blackfriars Bridge was a railway station on the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) that was opened on 1 June 1864 and, for its first six months, was the northern terminus of a line from Herne Hill via Loughborough Junction. It was part of a scheme by the LC&DR to extend into the City of London.[1] It ceased to be the terminus when the line was extended across the River Thames to Ludgate Hill where a temporary station in New Bridge Street was opened in December 1864.[2]

The station was situated on the southern bank of the Thames, directly opposite St. Paul's station (now called Blackfriars station); it was connected to the north bank by Blackfriars Railway Bridge. Until the mid-20th century trains along the line used the original 1864 bridge built by the LC&DR, but it was not considered strong enough for modern trains, and it was partially dismantled in 1984; trains now use the neighbouring newer bridge. Of the older bridge just the abutments remain, leaving an odd appearance in the river.[3]

In 1885, with the opening of St. Paul's station, it was deemed no longer necessary for passenger requirements at Blackfriars Bridge, and so it remained open solely as a goods yard. It remained in this capacity until 3 February 1964, outlasting several other stations on the line such as Camberwell which was closed in 1916.[4] Blackfriars Bridge station was largely demolished in August 1968.[2] Today, offices stand on the site of the goods yard, although a few remnants of the station still remain.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blackfriars Bridge station". Subterranea Britannica. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08.
  2. 1 2 "Blackfriars Bridge Station". Railway Magazine. 114 (810): 631. October 1968.
  3. ↑ "Blackfriars station". Subterranea Britannica. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08.
  4. ↑ "London's Abandoned Tube Stations". Archived from the original on 2004-10-10.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Blackfriars
Line and station open		   London, Chatham & Dover Railway
City Branch		   Borough Road
Line open, station closed

Coordinates: 51°30′30″N 0°06′11″W / 51.50833°N 0.10306°W / 51.50833; -0.10306


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