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Farringdon
Central London transport hub open since 1863 with 3 underground lines & mainline rail links.
Address: Farringdon Station, Cowcross St, London EC1M 6BY, UK
State: Greater London
City: London
Zip Code: EC1M 6BY

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The first ever underground service terminated here, and Farringdon station has definitely evolved since. First, let’s talk about the structure. It’s a very grand station with lots of natural light and convenient interchange between Thameslink and the sub-surface underground lines. Let’s not forget the Elizabeth line! Pretty much all Elizabeth line stations which are underground turn out to be very grand for high passenger capacity and very modern, the same can be said here. Overall I really do like this station and it had a lot to offer!
Functional station in Central London that's a useful hub for Thameslink, Tube, and Elizabeth Line. One of the oldest stations on the network but has been substantially modernised. There are two concourses from street level, one for Tube and one for Lizzie/Thameslink. It's kept very clean.nnThere's lots of space and wide platforms but, as is the case with City rail hubs, can get exceptionally busy at rush hour so avoid at these times if you're able to. A large plaza at street level between the concourses has lots of services and shops.
A great station with lots of connections.nnFarringdon is a London Underground and connected main line National Rail station in Clerkenwell, London, England , in the London Borough of Islington, just outside the boundary of the City of London. Opened in 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground passenger railway, Farringdon is one of the oldest surviving underground railway stations in the world.nnThe station was opened on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the original Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground metro line. The station , initially named Farringdon Street, was originally a short distance from the present station building. The line ran from the Farringdon area to Paddington, a distance of 4 mi 6 km.nnThe station was relocated on 23 December 1865 when the Metropolitan Railway opened an extension to Moorgate. It was renamed Farringdon & High Holborn on 26 January 1922 when the new building by the architect Charles Walter Clark[10] facing Cowcross Street was opened, and its present name was adopted on 21 April 1936.[11] It was built in conjunction with a freight station to take livestock to a slaughterhouse to its south-east to supply Smithfield Market; remains of cattle ramps on a street outside the market, West Smithfield. Smithfield was redesignated as a wholesale 'deadmeat' market in the 19th century and the freight station was last used in the 1920s.nnThe station frontage carrying the name Farringdon & High Holborn, 1989.nThe lines from Farringdon towards King's Cross St. Pancras run alongside the Fleet ditch, culverted since 1734.[12] The station building is unusually well-preserved early 20th-century London Underground architecture. It retains indications of the Metropolitan Railway's main-line style operation such as a sign for a parcel office on the outer wall and some original signage, with the 1922–1936 name on the facade.nnAfter the bay platforms at Blackfriars closed on 21 March 2009, Southeastern services that previously terminated at Blackfriars were extended to Kentish Town, St. Albans, Luton or Bedford, calling at this station.[13] Thameslink trains to Moorgate ceased at the same time.nnRecent and current developmentsneditnnFarringdon has recently received significant upgrades to allow it to meet the needs of a series of major rail upgrade projects: The Thameslink Programme was a major upgrade to the existing north-south Thameslink route, enabling longer and more frequent trains, completed in 2018; and the Four Lines Modernisation involves the wholesale resignalling of the London Underground's sub- surface lines bringing a major boost in capacity to Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line services calling at Farringdon.[14] In addition the station has been significantly expanded to serve as a stop on the new east-west Elizabeth line providing interchange between Thameslink. and the Elizabeth line.nnOnce all these projects have been completed, Farringdon will be one of the country's busiest stations with approximately 200 tph, an average of one departure every 20 seconds.[15] A new building, housing a dedicated ticket hall, has been constructed to serve these extra passengers. The new building is to the immediate south of the original station, which itself has been upgraded as part of the programme.nnAn additional entrance has also been built at the north end of the original station, onto Turnmill Street .
Farringdon has gone from under used Thameslink and tube stop on the edge of the city to a mega transport hub in just a few years.nEvery train on the Metroploitan, Hammersmith & City and Circle lines tube stops here, on platforms 1 & 2. On the adjacent platforms 3 & 4, every Thameslink service through central London, from Bedford, Cambridge, Peterborough and Luton Airport north of London to Brighton, East Grinstead, Horsham, north Kent and Gatwick Airport in the south. Crossing this at right angles and an escalator ride below is the Elizabeth link, linking east and west London with Heathrow airport. You can probably travel nearly 30 miles in all directions on just your Oyster card from here. A well connected hub
No one tells you that many trains stop halfway down the platform, which can easily cause you to miss a train, especially if you’re on crutches like I was. There is also a lack of seating on the platform, so this is not the best place to wait if you have any mobility issues. It is by far one of the least accessible stations in London. I had no choice other than to sit on the floor waiting for my train after I missed the first one due to it not stopping anywhere near the seating area singular.
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Farringdon Underground Station 20 meters
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Farringdon Station 90 meters
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Clerkenwell Green 240 meters
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