No trains to call at City Thameslink station for eight months in 2027
City Thameslink station will see no trains stopping for eight months next year as escalator repair and replacement is carried out.
Thameslink services will sail through between Monday 17th May 2027 and late December 2027 as ten escalators see work.
Network Rail state conducting the work in one go is quicker than a staggered process.
Closure will place a fair bit of pressure at nearby stations such as Farringdon and Blackfriars. City Thameslink saw 7.636 million journeys and 298k interchanges in 2024/25.
Network Rail are recommending that people use Blackfriars as Farringdon is already extremely busy, being an interchange with the Elizabeth line.
Station history
City Thameslink is a relatively modern station having opened in 1990 replacing Holborn Viaduct station. It was originally open-air before a block was built above.
It was known as St Paul’s Thameslink for the first 18 months before being renamed toi avoid confusion with St Paul’s tube station.
While the face of most central London stations changed as part of Thameslink works in the 2010s, City Thameslink didn’t – visually at least.
Lucy McAuliffe, Sussex Route Director for Network Rail, said: “We know closing City Thameslink is a significant change and we’re sorry for the disruption it will cause.
“This is not a decision we have taken lightly. We have looked long and hard at every possible option and, although none of them are without impact, a single closure is the least disruptive and most efficient way to carry out this vital work.
“City Thameslink’s escalators are at the end of their operational life and, by replacing them now, alongside other improvement works in the station, we’re tackling the root causes of access disruption for passengers in one go.
“This means fewer disruptions in the future and when City Thameslink reopens in December 2027, customers will benefit from completely renewed escalators designed to provide safer, more dependable and accessible journeys.”
