Aldgate ⇄ Bow Road Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Metropolitan, Central and District lines, changing trains at Liverpool Street and Mile End

1. From Aldgate take the Metropolitan Line
2. Change at Liverpool Street to the Central Line
3. Change at Mile End to the District Line
4. Leave the train at Bow Road

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End [change train] Mile End ➜ Bow Road

Live status and delays

Closures on the Metropolitan, Central and District line

First and last train times

Metropolitan line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate to Bow Church, Aldgate to Mile End and Aldgate to Bromley By Bow

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

Bow Road is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +10 steps down +14 steps down)

Changing trains at Liverpool Street – You can use a lift or escalator when changing between the Central line and National Rail platforms, or the Central line and the H&C eastbound platform. You can use a lift when changing between the H&C eastbound and National Rail platforms. But you must use stairs for all other platform changes

Changing trains at Mile End – Changing between the Central/​District/​H&C line is on the same platform if the trains are running in the same direction, but you must use stairs if they are running in the opposite direction

Bow Road exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up +11 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x16 steps up from the westbound platform)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and Circle lines, changing trains at Tower Hill

1. From Bow Road take the District Line
2. Change at Tower Hill to the Circle Line
3. Leave the train at Aldgate

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill [change train] Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Circle line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Bow Road to Bow Church, Bow Road to Mile End and Bow Road to Bromley By Bow

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bow Road is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

Bow Road entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (11 steps down +19 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x16 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at – Changing between the Central/​District/​H&C line is on the same platform if the trains are running in the same direction, but you must use stairs if they are running in the opposite direction

Aldgate exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (14 steps up +10 steps up +16 steps up)