City Thameslink
City Thameslink 
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Southern entrance on Ludgate Hill
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 City Thameslink
Location of City Thameslink in Central London
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| Location | Holborn Viaduct / Ludgate Hill |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | CTK |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 5.572 million |
| – interchange |
 70 |
| 2012–13 |
5.541 million |
| – interchange |
475 |
| 2013–14 |
6.020 million |
| – interchange |
409 |
| 2014–15 |
6.354 million |
| – interchange |
3,299 |
| 2015–16 |
6.340 million |
| – interchange |
11,885 |
| Key dates | |
| 1990 | Opened as St. Paul's Thameslink |
| 1991 | Renamed City Thameslink |
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| WGS84 | 51°30′59″N 0°06′13″W / 51.5163°N 0.1037°WCoordinates: 51°30′59″N 0°06′13″W / 51.5163°N 0.1037°W |
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City Thameslink (/ˈsɪti ˈtɛmzlɪŋk/, also known as London City Thameslink) is a central London railway station with entrances on Ludgate Hill and Holborn Viaduct, within the City of London. Its platforms are underground. It is on the Thameslink route, situated between Blackfriars to the south and Farringdon to the north.
Before its opening in 1990, its site was intended for a station to be called Ludgate Circus on a cancelled extension of the London Underground's Jubilee line, and provision was made for the future station as part of the building works. When it opened, it was named St. Paul's Thameslink, but to avoid confusion with the nearby St. Paul's tube station on the Central line, it was renamed as City Thameslink in 1991.
Although it is a through-station, for ticketing purposes it is classed as a London terminus for journeys to and from the south. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The station was opened by British Rail on 29 May 1990 as St. Paul's Thameslink. The name was changed to City Thameslink in 1991 to avoid confusion with the St. Paul's Central line station on the London Underground, which is several hundred yards to the east, on the other side of St Paul's Cathedral.
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