Bow Road ⇄ New Cross Station

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Bow Road take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at New Cross

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 28 mins

Stations on the route: Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and London Overground line

First and last train times

District line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bow Road 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)

Bow Road entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (11 steps down +19 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x16 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 zone 2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From New Cross take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Bow Road

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins

Stations on the route: New Cross ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road

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

Bow Road 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

Bow Road exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up +11 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x16 steps up from the westbound platform)