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Aldgate East ⇄ Tooting Broadway Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and Northern lines, changing trains at Moorgate

  1. From Aldgate East take the Hammersmith & City Line
  2. Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Tooting Broadway

Number of stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 41 mins

Stations on the route: Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Tooting Broadway

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Northern line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Tooting Bec and Aldgate East to Colliers Wood

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

Tooting Broadway is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street entrances and the platforms (2x13 steps +9 steps down +13 steps down), or five flights of stairs between the Leman Street entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +6 steps down +4 steps down +9 steps down +13 steps down)

Changing trains at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

Tooting Broadway exit – There’s an escalator between the platforms and the exit, but no lift

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Hammersmith & City lines, changing trains at Moorgate

  1. From Tooting Broadway take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Moorgate to the Hammersmith & City Line
  3. Leave the train at Aldgate East

Number of stops: 15 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins

Stations on the route: Tooting Broadway ➜ Tooting Bec ➜ Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and H&C line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Tooting Broadway to Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway to Colliers Wood

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Tooting Broadway is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East is not wheelchair accessible

Tooting Broadway entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the platforms, but no lift

Changing trains at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

Aldgate East exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street exits (13 steps up +9 steps up +2x13 steps up), or five flights of stairs between the platforms and the Leman Street exit (13 steps up +9 steps up +4 steps up +6 steps up +16 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-3. The cheapest fare is £3 off-peak (£3.70 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles

Cost of tube fare from Aldgate East ⇄ Tooting Broadway Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-3 fare £6.70 £3.70 £3 £10 £10
Travelcard prices from Aldgate East ⇄ Tooting Broadway Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
Zone 1-4 travelcard £15.90 n/a £61.40 £235.80
Zone 1-6 travelcard £22.60 £15.90 £78 £299
Zone 1-9 travelcard £28.50 £17 £111.30 £427.40
Note: Ticket prices are correct as of

Peak and off-peak times

For Oyster and contactless off-peak is outside the hours of 6.30 AM-9.30 AM and 4 PM-7 PM (Mon-Fri). For travelcards it’s any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends are always classed as off-peak.

The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.

Alternative ways to travel

By bus – A single ticket is £1.75 (you may need more than one bus). The daily cap is £5.25 and a 1-day travelcard is £6 – Bus fares

By carParking near Aldgate East station