Cannon Street ⇄ West India Quay Station

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

1. From Cannon Street take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Change at Shadwell to the Docklands Light Railway
4. Leave the train at West India Quay

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins

Stations on the route: Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Limehouse ➜ Westferry ➜ West India Quay

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, London Overground and DLR line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Cannon Street to Canary Wharf, Cannon Street to Poplar and Cannon Street to Heron Quays

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Cannon Street is not wheelchair accessible

West India Quay is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Cannon Street entrance – The entrance on Dowgate Hill to the booking hall is on the level, but there’s a flight of stairs from the Cannon Street entrance (11 steps down). After that you can use a lift from the booking hall to the westbound platform (or two flights of 10 steps down), but you’ll have to use stairs to the eastbound platform (2x12 steps down)

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

Changing trains at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

West India Quay exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use five flights of stairs (12 steps down +4x11 steps down)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR and Circle lines, changing trains at Tower Hill

1. From West India Quay take the Docklands Light Railway
2. Leave train at Tower Gateway and walk 3 mins to Tower Hill
3. Change at Tower Hill to the Circle Line
4. Leave the train at Cannon Street

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins

Stations on the route: West India Quay ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell ➜ Tower Gateway [leave train] Walk 3 mins to Tower Hill [change train] Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and Circle line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include West India Quay to Canary Wharf, West India Quay to Poplar and West India Quay to Heron Quays

Stairs, lifts and escalators

West India Quay is not wheelchair accessible

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

West India Quay entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use five flights of stairs (4x11 steps up +12 steps up)

Changing trains at – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

Cannon Street exit – There’s a lift from the westbound platform to the booking hall (or two flights of 10 steps up), but you’ll have to use stairs from the eastbound platform (2x12 steps up). Ater that you must use a flight of stairs to the Cannon Street exit (11 steps up), but the Dowgate Hill exit is on the level