Brixton ⇄ Oval Station

This journey is in zone 2 and you’ll have to use the Victoria and Northern lines, changing trains at Stockwell

1. From Brixton take the Victoria Line
2. Change at Stockwell to the Northern Line
3. Leave the train at Oval

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins

Stations on the route: Brixton ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Oval

Live status and delays

Closures on the Victoria and Northern line

First and last train times

Victoria line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Brixton entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the Victoria line platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or two flights of stairs (16 steps down +13 steps down)

Changing trains at Stockwell – Changing between the Northern northbound and Victoria northbound, or the Northern southbound and Victoria southbound, is on the level, but you must use stairs for all other platform changes

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 zone 2 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Victoria lines, changing trains at Stockwell

1. From Oval take the Northern Line
2. Change at Stockwell to the Victoria Line
3. Leave the train at Brixton

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 14 mins

Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Stockwell [change train] Stockwell ➜ Brixton

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Brixton 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)

Changing trains at Stockwell – Changing between the Northern northbound and Victoria northbound, or the Northern southbound and Victoria southbound, is on the level, but you must use stairs for all other platform changes

Brixton exit – There’s a lift between the Victoria line platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or two flights of stairs (13 steps up +16 steps up)