A new name for Blackfriars Station would provide exciting new opportunities for the Bankside area, predict Caroline Pidgeon and Simon Hughes.
Commenting at the start of a Network Rail consultation for a potential new name to Blackfriars station, Caroline said:
“It is time to put Bankside on the map! Including Bankside in the station’s name would really help attract far more tourists and visitors to the area and lead to more money being spent locally. It would be good for businesses and good for local residents."
"Please take part in this consultation and ensure Network know your views."
Commenting further, Simon Hughes, MP for Southwark North and Bermondsey, said:
“Railway station names can be the best of all ways to put somewhere on the map. It really is important that in the future the new station is seen to be linked to Bankside as much as to the north of the river.”
You can read more about this on the London SE1 website.