City Thameslink railway station
City Thameslink is a major interchange: 137 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is London Blackfriars, with 555 trains a day.
See City Thameslink on the map
Address: Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7JH
City Thameslink is the nearest station for postcodes in EC4A, EC4M, EC4Y, WC2A. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from City Thameslink
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Blackfriars | 555 | 335 | 0 |
| St Pancras International | 555 | 335 | 0 |
| Farringdon | 555 | 335 | 0 |
| London Bridge | 362 | 239 | 0 |
| St Albans City | 351 | 234 | 0 |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 294 | 189 | 0 |
| East Croydon | 290 | 190 | 0 |
| Gatwick Airport | 279 | 190 | 0 |
| Three Bridges | 270 | 188 | 0 |
| Luton | 227 | 138 | 0 |
| Harpenden | 224 | 138 | 0 |
| Luton Airport Parkway | 215 | 138 | 0 |
| Brent Cross West | 204 | 138 | 0 |
| Elstree & Borehamwood | 198 | 138 | 0 |
| Mill Hill Broadway | 198 | 138 | 0 |
| Radlett | 198 | 138 | 0 |
| Elephant & Castle | 189 | 96 | 0 |
| Kentish Town | 171 | 100 | 0 |
| Finsbury Park | 158 | 94 | 0 |
| Bedford | 152 | 92 | 0 |
| Flitwick | 147 | 92 | 0 |
| Leagrave | 143 | 92 | 0 |
| Cricklewood | 139 | 96 | 0 |
| Hendon | 139 | 96 | 0 |
| Haywards Heath | 139 | 94 | 0 |
| Herne Hill | 138 | 96 | 0 |
| Loughborough Junction | 138 | 96 | 0 |
| Streatham | 138 | 96 | 0 |
| Sutton | 138 | 96 | 0 |
| Tulse Hill | 138 | 96 | 0 |
| Brighton | 137 | 94 | 0 |
| Redhill | 137 | 96 | 0 |
| Burgess Hill | 136 | 94 | 0 |
| Harlington | 136 | 92 | 0 |
| Horley | 135 | 96 | 0 |
| Hitchin | 134 | 94 | 0 |
| Stevenage | 134 | 94 | 0 |
| Hassocks | 87 | 48 | 0 |
| Preston Park | 87 | 48 | 0 |
| Coulsdon South | 81 | 48 | 0 |
and 97 more stations, each served less often.
How busy City Thameslink is
7,635,634 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 62nd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 298,478 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between City Thameslink and St Albans City than any other pair: 435,068 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
There is no Sunday service from City Thameslink. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- London Blackfriars 0.3 miles
- Farringdon 0.3 miles
- London Cannon Street 0.6 miles
- Moorgate 0.7 miles
- Waterloo East 0.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of City Thameslink, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bank and Monument stations · 0.7 miles
- Blackfriars (SER) · 0.8 miles
- Borough Road · 1.1 miles
- King's Cross Thameslink · 1.3 miles
- Shoreditch · 1.4 miles
- St Pancras · 1.4 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.