Balham ⇄ Shoreditch High St Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern, DLR and London Overground lines, changing trains at Bank and Shadwell

1. From Balham take the Northern Line
2. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
3. Change at Shadwell to the London Overground
4. Leave the train at Shoreditch High Street

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins

Stations on the route: Balham ➜ Clapham South ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham North ➜ Stockwell ➜ Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Shoreditch High Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, DLR and London Overground line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Balham to Liverpool Street, Balham to Old Street and Balham to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Balham is not wheelchair accessible

Shoreditch High Street is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

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 Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform

Changing trains at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Jubilee and Northern lines, changing trains at Canada Water and

1. From Shoreditch High Street take the London Overground
2. Change at Canada Water to the Jubilee Line
3. Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
4. Leave the train at Balham

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 52 mins

Stations on the route: Shoreditch High Street ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval ➜ Stockwell ➜ Clapham North ➜ Clapham Common ➜ Clapham South ➜ Balham

Alternative routes include Shoreditch High Street to Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street to Old Street and Shoreditch High Street to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shoreditch High Street is not wheelchair accessible

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

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

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