page_title: City Thameslink railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: City Thameslink railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: St Paul's Thameslink looking towards the remains of Holborn Viaduct railway 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.
caption: St Paul's Thameslink station shortly after opening, with the remains of Holborn Viaduct railway station in the background
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