AnkleBoots
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J7-22-2011_ta-j on tripadvisor in 2014 said:When I was at the Bankside entrance to Blackfriars station a few weeks ago staff on the ticket barriers told me emphatically that it was impossible to access the tube station via the Bankside entrance, and that the only way of reaching the tube station from the south bank of the river was to cross over Blackfriars Bridge.
Is it possible that the staff at the railway station, who are presumably Network Rail staff, rather than TfL, actually don't know how the station works?
Or do they for some reason dislike people crossing the river through the railway station, and tell people that they can't, even though they can (it was not a remotely busy time, so I can't see why they would care)?
Or do they just enjoy giving people wrong information? I am guessing that the first possibility is the most likely.
Please can anyone advise the current position? Is the entrance/exit on the south of the Thames valid for a tube passenger?
I believe the Oyster system will not penalise, but that doesn't mean the station staff are OK with it.