Balham ⇄ Shepherds Bush Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, Victoria and Central lines, changing trains at Stockwell and Oxford Circus

1. From Balham take the Northern Line
2. Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
3. Change at Oxford Circus to the Central Line
4. Leave the train at Shepherd’s Bush

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 51 mins

Stations on the route: Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Vauxhall ➜ Pimlico ➜ Victoria ➜ Green Park ➜ Oxford Circus [change train] Oxford Circus ➜ Bond Street ➜ Marble Arch ➜ Lancaster Gate ➜ Queensway ➜ Notting Hill Gate ➜ Holland Park ➜ Shepherd’s Bush

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, Victoria and Central line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Balham to Shepherds Bush Market, Balham to Holland Park and Balham to Kensington Olympia

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Balham is not wheelchair accessible

Shepherd’s Bush is not wheelchair accessible

Balham entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the Chestnut Grove entrance and the booking hall (7 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down), or 5 steps down +14 steps down +11 steps down between the Balham High Road West entrance and the booking hall, or 21 steps down +10 steps down between the Balham High Road East entrance and the booking hall, plus another escalator or three flights of stairs from the booking hall to the platforms (2x3 steps down +16 steps down)

Changing trains at Stockwell – Changing between the Northern northbound and Victoria northbound, or the Northern southbound and Victoria southbound, is on the level, but you must use stairs for all other platform changes

Changing trains at Oxford Circus – Changing between the Bakerloo northbound and Victoria northbound platforms, or the Bakerloo southbound and Victoria southbound platforms, is on the level, but you must use one flights of 20 stairs for all other platform changes

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