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{{Short description|National rail and London Underground station}}
{{Distinguish|Faringdon railway station|Farringdon Halt railway station|Faringdon Road railway station|Farington railway station}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
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| symbol3           = elizabeth
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| manager1          = 
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| owner             = [[Transport for London]]
| owner1            = [[Network Rail]]
| owner2            = 
| locale            = [[Clerkenwell]]
| borough           = [[London Borough of Islington]]
| platforms         = 6 (2 Thameslink)<br/>(2 London Underground)<br/>(2 Elizabeth line)
| fare_zone         = 1
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| image_name        = Farringdon station Elizabeth Line 26th May 2022 15.jpg
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| caption           = [[Thameslink]] and [[Elizabeth line]] station entrance seen in May 2022
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| map_type          = Central London
| years1            = 10 January 1863
| events1           = Opened as ''Farringdon Street''
| years2            = 23 December 1865
| events2           = Resited
| years3            = 26 January 1922
| events3           = Renamed ''Farringdon & High Holborn''
| years4            = 21 April 1936
| events4           = Renamed ''Farringdon''
| years5            = 1 July 1936
| events5           = Goods yard closed<ref name="UN591">{{cite journal |title=How it used to be – freight on The Underground 50 years ago |journal=Underground News |date=March 2011 |issue=591 |pages=175–183 |editor1-first=Brian |editor1-last=Hardy |publisher=London Underground Railway Society |issn=0306-8617}}</ref>
| years6            = 1982
| events6           = Electrified
| years7            = May 1988
| events7           = [[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink]] started
| years8            = 21 March 2009
| events8           = Thameslink services to Moorgate discontinued
| years9            = 24 May 2022
| events9           = Elizabeth line opened
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'''Farringdon''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ær|ɪ|ŋ|d|ən}}) is an [[interchange station]] located in [[Clerkenwell]], London, England, in the [[London Borough of Islington]], just outside the boundary of the [[City of London]] for [[London Underground]], [[Elizabeth line]] and [[National Rail]] services.

The London Underground station is on the [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]], [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]], and [[Metropolitan line|Metropolitan]] lines, between [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station|King's Cross St Pancras]] and [[Barbican tube station|Barbican]] stations. The Elizabeth line station is between [[Tottenham Court Road station|Tottenham Court Road]] and [[Liverpool Street station|Liverpool Street]] stations. The National Rail station is on the [[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink route]] between {{rws|St Pancras}} and {{rws|City Thameslink}}.

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.

==History==
[[File:Farringdon station, 1866.png|thumb|left|The Metropolitan Railway's second Farringdon station, 1866.]]
The station was opened on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the original [[Metropolitan Railway]], the world's first underground [[rapid transit|metro]] line. The station, initially named '''Farringdon Street''', was originally a short distance from the present station building. The line ran from the [[Farringdon, London|Farringdon]] area to {{stl|London Underground|Paddington}}, a distance of {{cvt|4|mi|0}}.

The station was relocated on 23 December 1865 when the Metropolitan Railway opened an extension to [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]]. It was renamed '''Farringdon & High Holborn''' on 26 January 1922 when the new building by the architect [[Charles Walter Clark]]<ref name="eh_1298047" /> facing Cowcross Street was opened, and its present name was adopted on 21 April 1936.<ref name="rose">{{cite book |last=Rose |first=Douglas |title=The London Underground: A diagrammatic history |publisher=Capital Transport Publishing |year=1999 |isbn=1-85414-219-4}}</ref> 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.

[[File:Farringdon station - geograph.org.uk - 829480.jpg|thumb|left|The station frontage carrying the name Farringdon & High Holborn, 1989.]]
The lines from Farringdon towards [[King's Cross St Pancras tube station|King's Cross St. Pancras]] run alongside the [[River Fleet|Fleet ditch]], [[culvert]]ed since 1734.<ref>"The Farringdon Wards of the City of London ... some notes on their history" p5: T Sharp 2000</ref> 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.

After the bay platforms at {{stl|London Underground|Blackfriars}} closed on 21 March 2009, [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern]] services that previously terminated at Blackfriars were extended to {{stl|London Underground|Kentish Town}}, [[St Albans City railway station|St. Albans]], [[Luton railway station|Luton]] or [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]], calling at this station.<ref name="fcc_thames">{{cite web |url=http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/content/doc/timetables/tttl_book_pdf_ontime_final_ver.pdf |title=Train times 22 March – 16 May 2009 Thameslink route |work=First Capital Connect |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419152425/http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/content/doc/timetables/tttl_book_pdf_ontime_final_ver.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink]] trains to Moorgate ceased at the same time.

===Recent and current developments===
Farringdon 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/four-lines-modernisation |title=Four Lines Modernisation |website=Transport for London |language=en |access-date=21 March 2017}}</ref> 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.

Once all these projects have been completed, Farringdon will be one of the country's busiest stations with approximately 200 {{abbr|tph|trains per hour}}, an average of one departure every 20 seconds.<ref>{{Citation |last=Londonist Ltd |title=New Thameslink Trains Revealed |date=9 April 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7WJHmwb1ms |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Z7WJHmwb1ms |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live |access-date=21 March 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.

An additional entrance has also been built at the north end of the original station, onto [[Turnmill Street]].

====Thameslink upgrade====
[[File:Farringdon station MMB 03 319447.jpg|thumb|left|A [[British Rail Class 319|Class 319]] heads south from Farringdon. On the left is the blocked-off [[Widened Lines|City Widened Line]] branch to {{rws|Moorgate}}, closed as part of the [[Thameslink Programme]].]]
Farringdon Station has been rebuilt<ref name="nr_6282">{{cite web |url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/6282.aspx |publisher=Network Rail |title=Whats happening at Farringdon? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623185556/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/6282.aspx |archive-date=23 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> to accommodate longer Thameslink trains and to make other improvements to the station.<ref name="nr_6270">{{cite web |url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/6270.aspx |title=The new Farringdon station |publisher=Network Rail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008010656/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/6270.aspx |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The existing station building has been refurbished with a new roof canopy covering the north end of all four platforms and a new entrance and concourse facing Turnmill Street. An additional ticket hall has been built on the south side of [[Cowcross Street]] providing access to the Thameslink platforms, which have been extended southwards underneath this building, allowing the station to handle 240&nbsp;m (12-carriage) trains. Platforms have been widened to accommodate increased passenger numbers. This process required the bridge that formed Cowcross Street to be demolished and rebuilt.<ref>Network Rail (2004a) – pg.27, paragraph 2.6.5</ref> Cowcross Street is now pedestrianised.<ref name="tl_202">{{cite web |url=http://www.tl2000inquiry.org.uk/documents/cd202.pdf |publisher=Network Rail |quote=See page 15, paragraph 2.2.1 |date=1 July 2005 |title=Thameslink 2000 Environmental Statement: Addendum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925232421/http://www.tl2000inquiry.org.uk/documents/cd202.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Lifts have been provided throughout.

The existing listed ticket hall and concourse have been remodelled, for use by London Underground and Thameslink passengers.<ref>Network Rail (2004a) – page 27, paragraph 2.6.3</ref> Interchange within the station has been improved by removing the interchange bridge and installing new stairs and lifts with access to all four platforms, allowing passengers with impaired mobility to use the station.<ref>Network Rail (2004a) – pg.27, paragraph 2.6.4</ref>

It was necessary to build the Thameslink platform extensions to the south, since there is a sharp gradient to the immediate north of the station. This resulted in the two-station branch to [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]] being permanently closed.<ref>Network Rail (2005a) – pg.9, paragraph 2.1.1</ref> The platform extensions cross the former Moorgate line and reach within a few metres of the entrance of the [[Snow Hill Tunnel (London)|Snow Hill Tunnel]].<ref name="temp1">Network Rail (2005a) – pg.9, paragraph 2.1.5</ref> The alternative of realigning both the Thameslink and Circle/Hammersmith & City/Metropolitan lines was impractical as the latter crosses over the former on a bridge almost immediately to the north of the station.<ref name="temp1" />

====Elizabeth line====
[[File:Farringdon station Elizabeth Line 26th May 2022 02.jpg|thumb|left|Eastbound Elizabeth line platform at Farringdon]]
[[File:Railway stations, lines and termini in central London.png|thumb|With the opening of the Elizabeth line, Farringdon became the interchange between the north–south Thameslink and the west–east Elizabeth line.]]
[[File:Kaleidoscope building, Smithfield, London 2025-06-21.jpg|thumb|Additional Elizabeth line entrance at junction of Long Lane and Lindsey Street]]
The Farringdon [[Elizabeth line]] station was built as part of the [[Crossrail]] project. It lies between Farringdon and {{stl|London Underground|Barbican}} Underground stations and has interchanges with both of them.<ref name="cr_5393">{{cite web |url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/stationinformation-central/$FILE/5393_c20.r3.1_farringdon.pdf |publisher=Crossrail |title=Farringdon |date=28 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928073358/http://www.crossrail.co.uk/80256B090053AF4C/Files/stationinformation-central/$FILE/5393_c20.r3.1_farringdon.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Access at the Farringdon end is via the new Thameslink ticket hall.<ref name="cr_farringdon" /> Work was anticipated to be completed in 2018,<ref name="BBC News 2016">{{cite web |date=11 May 2016 |title=Crossrail project: New Elizabeth line stations revealed |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-36262197 |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=BBC News}}</ref> but the scheduled opening date was delayed.<ref name=":4">{{cite news |title=Elizabeth line: Delayed £18bn Crossrail finally opens |language=en-gb |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-london-61507125 |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>

From 24 May 2022 the new railway line linked Farringdon to  [[Abbey Wood railway station|Abbey Wood]] via [[Canary Wharf railway station|Canary Wharf]]  in the east and [[London Paddington station|Paddington]], in the west. The station is also a hub for cross-London travel, being the only station to be on both the north-south Thameslink service and the east-west Elizabeth line service.<ref name="cr_farringdon">{{cite news |url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/farringdon/ |title=Farringdon Station |publisher=Crossrail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430151246/http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/farringdon/ |archive-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Direct Elizabeth line services between Reading/Heathrow in the west and Shenfield (via Whitechapel and Stratford) started in late 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Aplin |first=Lucy |date=24 May 2022 |title=Why you need to switch Crossrail trains and when Elizabeth line opens in full |url=https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/where-change-elizabeth-line-why-switch-crossrail-trains-when-opens-paddington-liverpool-street-1647738 |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=inews.co.uk}}</ref>

==Dual traction current supply==
[[File:Farringdon station Thameslink southbound driver warning.JPG|thumb|right|Warning to train drivers heading south from Farringdon]]
[[Thameslink (route)|Thameslink]] trains switch between the 25&nbsp;[[volt|kV]] [[alternating current|AC]] overhead supply used to the north of London and the 750&nbsp;V [[direct current|DC]] [[third rail]] supply used to the south whilst standing at the platform. The trains that formerly ran to Moorgate used 25&nbsp;kV AC throughout their journeys.  This project was installed by the [[Network SouthEast]] sector of [[British Rail]] in May 1988.

[[File:Farringdon station - geograph.org.uk - 733756.jpg|thumb|A [[Network SouthEast]] livery [[British Rail Class 319]] in the station switching power supply in 1991]]

Until the start of the [[Thameslink Programme]] southbound trains that were unable to switch to DC were taken out of service at Farringdon and stabled at [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]] to prevent them from blocking the core section of the Thameslink route. As this option is no longer possible the [[OHLE|catenary]] has been extended to [[City Thameslink]] to enable these trains to continue to the southbound platform<ref>Network Rail – 'Kent & Sussex [[Sectional Appendix]]', LOR S0280, Seq 001, "Farringdon to City Thameslink" (last updated 31 December 2010)</ref> at City Thameslink using AC and then return northwards using the new crossover in [[Snow Hill Tunnel (London)|Snow Hill Tunnel]].<ref name="thames_45">{{cite web |url=http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_45 |work=Thameslink Programme FAQ |title=City Thameslink ('Powered Up' section) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081109090627/http://thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_45 |archive-date=9 November 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]] on southbound trains is normally lowered at Farringdon.

Underground trains serving Farringdon use the [[London Underground#Railway|four-rail 630&nbsp;V DC system]].
[[File:Farringdon station MMB 22 S-Stock.jpg|thumb|A [[Metropolitan line]] [[London Underground S7 and S8 Stock|S Stock]] train departing Platform 1 with an Eastbound service to [[Aldgate tube station|Aldgate]]]]

==Artwork==
On the London Underground concourse, a memorial to [[Edward Johnston]] (the creator of the eponymous London Underground typeface) was designed by Fraser Muggeridge. Consisting of the letters of the alphabet in [[wood type]] set in [[Johnston (typeface)|Johnston]], the memorial was unveiled by [[Sir Peter Hendy]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finch |first=Emily |date=23 February 2018 |title=Farringdon station memorial for creator of London Underground typeface |url=https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/writing-on-station-wall-for-designer |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Camden New Journal |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnston Memorial at Farringdon station |url=http://www.dougrose.co.uk/index_johnston_memorial.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=www.dougrose.co.uk}}</ref>

As part of the Crossrail Art Programme, two artworks were commissioned from British artist [[Simon Periton]]. At the eastern entrance, the exterior glass of the station is printed with patterns echoing the Victorian ironmongery of the [[Smithfield Market]] located opposite the station entrance.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Elizabeth |date=2022-05-26 |title=Art on the Elizabeth Line: travel on London's newest public gallery |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/contemporary-art-elizabeth-line-douglas-gordon-chantal-joffe-crossrail-b1002429.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Mata |first=William |date=4 April 2022 |title=New art unveiled at Farringdon ahead of Elizabeth Line |url=https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/21219818.new-art-unveiled-farringdon-ahead-elizabeth-line/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Islington Gazette |language=en}}</ref> At the western entrance, the glazing alongside the escalators are printed with giant diamonds, referencing the jewellers located nearby in [[Hatton Garden]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" />

==Accidents and incidents==
*On 5 January 1867, 16 people were injured at Farringdon Street station in a rear-end collision caused by a signaller's error.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=2811 |title=Accident at Farringdon Street on 5th January 1867}}</ref>
*On 5 January 1892, a defective axlebox resulted in the derailment of part of a train shortly after it had departed Farringdon Street. Five passengers were injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=5750 |title=Accident at Farringdon Street – Kings Cross on 5th January 1892}}</ref>
*On 26 November 1907, a train in the process of departing Farringdon Street was rear-ended by a second train entering the station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=652 |title=Accident at Farringdon Street on 26th November 1907}}</ref>
*On 1 May 1939, a total of 31 people were injured when a Circle line train was involved in a minor collision with a railway engine. Seventeen passengers reported they had suffered shock and injury while a further nine subsequently complained that they had incurred minor injuries. Five crew members were also injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=651 |title=Accident at Farringdon on 1st May 1939}}</ref>
*On 22 May 1954, three people in a lorry were killed when it fell from a bridge on to the tracks near Farringdon. A goods train collided with the lorry shortly after departing Farringdon.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=kccl&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS67982008&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |title=Three Killed in Crash – Lorry Falls from Bridge to Railway |work=[[The Times]] |date=24 May 1954 |issue=52939 |page=4 |access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=8704 |title=Accident at Farringdon on 22nd May 1954}}</ref>

==Services==
===London Underground===
[[File:Farringdon Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Underground trains at Farringdon Station]]
The London Underground part of the station is directly next to the Thameslink platforms and is served by the [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]], [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]] and [[Metropolitan line|Metropolitan]] lines, between {{stl|London Underground|King's Cross St Pancras}} to the west and {{stl|London Underground|Barbican}} to the east. All three lines share the same pair of tracks from [[Baker Street tube station|Baker Street]] Junction to [[Aldgate tube station|Aldgate]] Junction making this section of track one of the most intensely used on the London Underground network.

====Circle line====
The typical service in trains per hour (tph) is:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/wtt-34-circle-and-hammersmith-and-city.pdf |title=Circle and Hammersmith & City line WTT |website=Transport for London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111061516/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/wtt-34-circle-and-hammersmith-and-city.pdf |archive-date=11 November 2016}}</ref>
*6 tph Clockwise via Liverpool Street and Tower Hill
*6 tph To Hammersmith via King's Cross St Pancras and Paddington

====Hammersmith & City line====
The typical service in trains per hour (tph) is:<ref name=":0" />
*6 tph Eastbound to Barking
*6 tph Westbound to Hammersmith via Paddington

====Metropolitan line====
The Metropolitan line is the only line to operate express services, though this is only during peak times (Eastbound 06:30–09:30 / Westbound 16:00–19:00). Fast services run non-stop between [[Wembley Park tube station|Wembley Park]], [[Harrow-on-the-Hill station|Harrow-on-the-Hill]] and [[Moor Park tube station|Moor Park]]. Semi-fast services run non-stop between Wembley Park and Harrow-on-the-Hill.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/metropolitan.html#services |title=CULG – Metropolitan Line |website=www.davros.org |access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/wtt-339-metropolitan.pdf |title=Metropolitan line WTT |website=Transport for London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701094033/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/wtt-339-metropolitan.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2016}}</ref>
*12 tph Eastbound to Aldgate
*2 tph Westbound to Amersham (all stations)
*2 tph Westbound to Chesham (all stations)
*8 tph Westbound to Uxbridge (all stations)
Off-peak services to/from Watford terminate at Baker Street

The typical peak time service in trains per hour (tph) is:<ref name=":1" />
*14 tph Eastbound to Aldgate
*2 tph Westbound to Amersham (fast in the evening peak only)
*2 tph Westbound to Chesham (fast in the evening peak only)
*4 tph Westbound to Watford (semi-fast in the evening peak only)
*6 tph Westbound to Uxbridge (all stations)

Farringdon is in [[London fare zone 1]].

===Thameslink===
All Thameslink services at Farringdon serve between [[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International]] and [[City Thameslink railway station|City Thameslink]] using part of the [[Widened Lines|City Widened Lines]] and [[Snow Hill Tunnel (London)|Snow Hill Tunnel]] respectively. Services are operated using {{brc|700}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2022|24, 25, 26, 52, 173, 175, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 188, 195, 196, 201}}</ref>
*4 tph to {{stnlnk|Brighton}} via {{stnlnk|Gatwick Airport}}
*2 tph to {{stnlnk|Horsham}} via {{stnlnk|Redhill}} and Gatwick Airport
*2 tph to [[Three Bridges railway station|Three Bridges]] via Redhill
*2 tph to {{stnlnk|Rainham|Kent}} via {{stn|Greenwich}}, {{stn|Woolwich Arsenal}}, {{stnlnk|Dartford}} and {{stnlnk|Gravesend}}
*4 tph to {{stnlnk|Sutton|London}} (2 of these run via {{stnlnk|Mitcham Junction}} and 2 run via {{stn|Wimbledon}})
*4 tph to {{stnlnk|St Albans City}} (all stations)
*2 tph to {{stnlnk|Luton}} (all stations except {{stn|Kentish Town}}, {{stnlnk|Cricklewood}} and {{stnlnk|Hendon}})
*4 tph to {{stnlnk|Bedford}} (semi-fast)
*2 tph to {{stnlnk|Cambridge}} via {{stnlnk|Stevenage}}
*2 tph to {{stnlnk|Peterborough}} via Stevenage

The station is also served by a half-hourly night service between Bedford and Three Bridges.<ref name="FCC Timetables">{{Cite web |url=http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables/show-all/ |title=First Capital Connect timetables |access-date=25 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804175154/http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables/show-all/ |archive-date=4 August 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Prior to 2009, Thameslink services also ran to [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]] via [[Barbican tube station|Barbican]] with trains diverging from the core route east of the platforms at Farringdon. This section of line was closed as part of the [[Thameslink Programme]] which involved the construction of a new ticket hall and the lengthening of platforms at Farringdon to enable platform extensions to accommodate longer 12 carriage trains which covered over the junction in the process.

Farringdon is in [[London fare zone 1]].

===Elizabeth line===
[[Elizabeth line]] services began calling at Farringdon on 24 May 2022 and all services are operated using {{brc|345}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/elizabeth-line-timetable-may-2023.pdf|title=Elizabeth Line Timetable|work=Transport for London|access-date=28 May 2023|archive-date=26 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526055814/https://content.tfl.gov.uk/elizabeth-line-timetable-may-2023.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*8 tph to {{stnlnk|Abbey Wood}}
*8 tph to {{stnlnk|Shenfield}}
*6 tph to {{stn|London Paddington}}
*4 tph to {{stnlnk|Heathrow Terminal 4}}
*2 tph to {{stn|Heathrow Terminal 5}}
*2 tph to {{stnlnk|Maidenhead}}
*2 tph to {{stnlnk|Reading}}

These services combine to give a service of 16 tph in each direction. During the peak hours, the service is increased to 20 tph in each direction.

On Sundays, the services between Shenfield and London Paddington are reduced to 4 tph, with another 4 tph terminating instead at Gidea Park.

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|line3=Metropolitan|left3=King's Cross St Pancras|right3=Barbican|to-right3=Aldgate
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|header10=Disused railways
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}}

==Connections==
[[London Buses]] day and night routes  serve the station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/farringdon-a4-010522.pdf |title=Buses from Farringdon |date=1 May 2022 |website=TfL |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Farringdon station}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/departureboards/tube/default.asp?LineCode=metropolitan&StationCode=FAR&GoMetropolitan=Go&switchMetropolitan=off |title=Tube departure board for Farringdon station |publisher=TfL}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/cms/pages/view/37 |work=Thameslink Programme |title=Farringdon station |publisher=Thameslink |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203054400/http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/cms/pages/view/37 |archive-date=3 February 2009}}

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