Blackfriars (SER) railway station

Blackfriars was a short-lived railway station on the South Eastern Railway (SER) line, in the parish of Southwark Christchurch, between Charing Cross and London Bridge. It was opened in 1864 with the name Blackfriars but closed less than five years later when it was replaced by the station now called Waterloo East (originally named Waterloo).

This article is about a closed station named Blackfriars open from 1864 to 1869. For the current Blackfriars station, see Blackfriars station.

Blackfriars (SER)
Blackfriars Road railway station entrance
LocationSouthwark Christchurch
Local authorityLondon Borough of Southwark
OwnerSouth Eastern Railway
Key dates
11 January 1864Opened
1 January 1869 [1]Closed
Replaced byWaterloo Junction
Other information
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In 1886 the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) opened a station on the north bank of the river called St. Paul's – this was renamed Blackfriars in 1937.

The former entrance to the South Eastern Railway Blackfriars station under the railway bridge on Blackfriars Road itself is still clearly visible.[2] In 2005 the bricked-up former street-level entrance and original wording were restored. At track level, widening of the viaduct on its north side is the only indication of its site. In July 2009 planning permission was granted for a café to be built over the entranceway to the station.[3]

See also

References
  1. Forgotten Stations of Greater London (page 16) by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  2. Images of the track and station entrance
  3. "Former railway station to become cafe". Londonist.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
London Charing Cross   South Eastern Railway
South Eastern Main Line		   London Bridge


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