Aldgate ⇄ East Ham Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 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 East Ham

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 42 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate ➜ Liverpool Street [change train] Liverpool Street ➜ Bethnal Green ➜ Mile End [change train] Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham ➜ Plaistow ➜ Upton Park ➜ East Ham

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 Upton Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate is not wheelchair accessible

East Ham is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

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

East Ham exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (17 steps up +14 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the District and Circle lines, changing trains at Tower Hill

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

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: East Ham ➜ Upton Park ➜ Plaistow ➜ West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ 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 East Ham to Upton Park

Stairs, lifts and escalators

East Ham is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

East Ham entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (14 steps down +17 steps down)

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)