Barbican ⇄ New Cross Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Hammersmith & City and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Barbican take the Hammersmith & City Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at New Cross

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: Barbican ➜ Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and London Overground line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Barbican to New Cross Gate and Barbican to Deptford Bridge

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Barbican is not wheelchair accessible

New Cross has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Barbican entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the booking hall (11 steps down +12 steps down), plus another two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the platforms (15 steps down +14 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

New Cross exit – There’s a level access ramp between the platforms and the exit

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and Hammersmith & City lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From New Cross take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Leave the train at Barbican

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: New Cross ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican

Alternative routes include New Cross to New Cross Gate and New Cross to Deptford Bridge

Stairs, lifts and escalators

New Cross is not wheelchair accessible

Barbican has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

New Cross entrance – There’s a level access ramp between the entrance and the platforms

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

Barbican exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the booking hall (14 steps up +15 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x14 steps up from the westbound platform), plus another two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the exit (12 steps up +11 steps up)