Borough ⇄ Oval Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

1. From Borough take the Northern Line
2. Leave the train at Oval

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 7 mins

Stations on the route: Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Borough to Vauxhall, Borough to Kennington and Borough to Stockwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Borough is not wheelchair accessible

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Borough entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use a lift and two flights of stairs to the southbound platform (10 steps down +8 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another six flights of stairs (21 steps down +6 steps down +3x25 steps down)

Oval exit – There’s an escalator from the northbound platform to the exit, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the southbound platform (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4 steps down +28 steps up +2x26 steps up +20 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

1. From Oval take the Northern Line
2. Leave the train at Borough

Number of stops: 3 · Journey time: Approx 7 mins

Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough

Alternative routes include Oval to Vauxhall, Oval to Kennington and Oval to Stockwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Borough is not wheelchair accessible

Oval entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs to the southbound platform (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (20 steps down +2x26 steps down +28 steps down +4 steps up)

Borough exit – There’s a lift between the northbound platform and the exit, but you must use a lift and two flights of stairs from the southbound platform (8 steps up +10 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another six flights of stairs (3x25 steps up +6 steps up +21 steps up)