page_title: City Thameslink railway station
section_title: Name and location
hierarchical_section_title: City Thameslink railway station / Name and location
caption_attribution_description: English: City Thameslink station northern entrance, just off Holborn Viaduct, and very close to the location of the former Holborn Viaduct station
context_page_description: City Thameslink is a central London railway station within the City of London, with entrances on Ludgate Hill and Holborn Viaduct. The station is on the Thameslink route between Blackfriars to the south and Farringdon to the north.
  The station opened in 1990 to replace Holborn Viaduct railway station. It was part of the Thameslink project that re-opened the Snow Hill Tunnel to provide a continuous north-south route across London. Originally named St. Paul's Thameslink, but to avoid confusion with the nearby St. Paul's tube station on the Central line, it was renamed City Thameslink the following year. The station was refurbished in 2010–11 to increase capacity, and the timetable was revised in 2018 with the introduction of automatic signalling.
context_section_description: The station is near the western edge of the City of London, close to its border with the City of Westminster. It has two entrances, one on Ludgate Hill and another on Holborn Viaduct, both of which access the two platforms. It is one of the few main line stations in central London that does not have an interchange with the London Underground; it is roughly equidistant from Chancery Lane and St. Paul's on the Central line. A planned tube station in the immediate area, to be named Ludgate Circus, was ultimately never built.
  Although City Thameslink is a through-station, for ticketing purposes it is classed as a London terminus for Thameslink services to and from the south. It is in Travelcard Zone 1 and one of the "core stations" on the Thameslink route, along with St Pancras, Farringdon and Blackfriars. The name has come in for criticism as being uninspiring.
  Several London Buses routes pass the station, 8; 25; 46; 521 and night routes N8 and N25.
caption: Northern entrance on Holborn Viaduct
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