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London Blackfriars

Name: London Blackfriars punctuality
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Trains at London Blackfriars arrived on average 6 min late over the last 30 days, based on 426 timed arrivals out of 642 services; 77% were within 5 minutes.

Counted from 14 September 2026 to 14 September 2026, as of 14 September 2026. Facts from the rail feeds we archive; nothing on this page is a prediction. How we count.

77%
within 5 min, of 426: 6 min
late on average: 1
cancelled, of 642

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Next departures

Board as of 10:11 London time; each train shows when its last update arrived. Times are the feed's own; a platform is marked expected until the operator confirms it.

Bedford
09:57 · Platform 2 · updated 10:1009:58Departed

Brighton
09:59 · Platform 1 · updated 10:1009:58Departed

Luton
10:04 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:0910:1915 min late

Sutton (London)
10:06 · Platform 1 · updated 10:0910:06On time

Peterborough
10:07 · Platform 2 · updated 10:0910:07On time

Brighton
10:09 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:1010:2213 min late

St Albans
10:09 · Platform 2 (expected) · updated 10:1110:09On time

Rainham (Kent)
10:11 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:1110:11On time

All 68 departures in the next two hours

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at London Blackfriars arrived on average 6 min late over the last 30 days, based on 426 timed arrivals out of 642 services; 77% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were within 1 min and four in five were within 5 min. 1 service was cancelled (0.2%). The platform changed after being announced on 1% of 642 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 08:00–09:00 (47 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (6 min late on average).

Punctuality at London Blackfriars, measured at this station against the public timetable. Rates show the sample they are counted from; “—” means no figure. Platform changes are counted over calls with a platform.
Measure	7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026	30 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026	All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026
Services	642	642	642
Within 5 minutes	77% of 426	77% of 426	77% of 426
Average delay	6 min of 426	6 min of 426	6 min of 426
Half were within	1 min	1 min	1 min
Four in five were within	5 min	5 min	5 min
Cancelled	1 of 642	1 of 642	1 of 642
Cancelled at some stops	0	0	0
Platform changed	1% of 642	1% of 642	1% of 642
Busiest hour	08:00–09:00 (47)	08:00–09:00 (47)	08:00–09:00 (47)
Worst day	14 September 2026 (6 min)	14 September 2026 (6 min)	14 September 2026 (6 min)

Routes from here

London Blackfriars to Sevenoaks26 services · 83% within 5 min of 23

Routes to here

Sevenoaks to London Blackfriars25 services · 95% within 5 min of 21

Operators

Thameslink3,315 calls in the last 30 days
Southeastern156 calls in the last 30 days

Nearby stations

About this station

Country: Great Britain
CRS code: BFR
Coordinates: 51.5107, -0.1036

Every figure on this page is a count over the feed messages we archive, measured at this station against the public timetable. See the leaderboards or every station in Great Britain.