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The concourse and platform roofs at Blackfriars station are being removed. Using nearby City Thameslink may be a better alternative.

The Thameslink route is next open at the weekend across central London on Sunday, 21 March. Other dates when the cross-London route is open.

But it is closed most other weekends and every weekday night. Furthermore, onSunday, 14 March, semi-fast services to Bedford will operate from the high-level platforms, 1-4, at St Pancras International while the all-stations services to/from Luton will go no further south than Kentish Town from 9.30am-7.30pm.

Find out more about the cross London closures and alternative travel advice.

The Thameslink Programme is making serious progress. Blackfriars Tube station is now shut until late 2011 and the new timetable is in force that allows Network Rail to begin transforming Blackfriars and Farringdon stations.

However, all this building and engineering work may affect your journey. Our straight-talking website gives you the latest news and suggests how best to get you where you want. Please check it regularly and sign up for our email alerts.

The Thameslink Programme will transform the Thameslink route. A total of 92 new air-conditioned Electrostar carriages have already been added to the train fleet, reducing overcrowding in the rush hour. And in the long term there will be more capacity, more destinations, better stations, and - from the end of 2016 - a train through central London every 2-3 minutes.

The essentials: what you need to know NOW

No cross-London trains most weekends and overnight in the week

The service between St Pancras International and London Bridge is suspended on weekday late evenings and most weekends. Read more...

Blackfriars: It's a lot more congested

Blackfriars National Rail station stays open and your services continue to call there but platforms 1-3 are now closed for rebuilding works which has made platforms 4 & 5 more crowded. (We suggest you use City Thameslink.) On top of that, Blackfriars London Underground station is closed. Read more...

Wake up to City Thameslink

City Thameslink could be the best bet if you work in the Blackfriars, Farringdon or Barbican areas. All three are an easy walk away. Find out more about City Thameslink here.

Moorgate & Barbican stations

First Capital Connect services on the Thameslink route no longer call at Moorgate and Barbican stations. Find out why and what you can do.

Farringdon station: major upheaval

Work has started redeveloping Farringdon. The station isn't closing, but for three years there'll be lots of building work and disruption. Read more...