Bow Road ⇄ Shadwell 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 Shadwell

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell

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 Tower Hill, Bow Road to Aldgate and Bow Road to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Bow Road is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

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

Shadwell exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit (or 3x16 steps down), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the London Overground platforms and the exit (15 steps up +7 steps up)

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

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

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins

Stations on the route: Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road

Alternative routes include Shadwell to Tower Hill, Shadwell to Aldgate and Shadwell to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Bow Road is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the DLR platforms (or 3x16 steps up), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the entrance and the London Overground platforms (7 steps down +15 steps down)

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)