Chancery Lane ⇄ New Cross Station

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

1. From Chancery Lane take the Central Line
2. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
3. Change at Shadwell to the London Overground
4. Leave the train at New Cross

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 39 mins

Stations on the route: Chancery Lane ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross

Live status and delays

Closures on the Central, DLR and London Overground line

First and last train times

Central line timetable

Alternative routes include Chancery Lane to New Cross Gate and Chancery Lane to Deptford Bridge

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Chancery Lane 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)

Chancery Lane entrance – You must two flights of stairs from the entrance to the booking hall (16 steps down +6 steps down from the Holborn southside and Chancery Lane entrances, or 16 steps down +10 steps down from the Gray’s Inn Road westside entrance, or 19 steps down +6 steps down from the Gray’s Inn Road eastside entrance). After that you must use an escalator down to the eastbound platform, or two escaltors down to the westbound platform

Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform

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

New Cross exit – There’s a level access ramp between the platforms and the exit

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

1. From New Cross take the London Overground
2. Change at Shadwell to the Docklands Light Railway
3. Change at Bank to the Central Line
4. Leave the train at Chancery Lane

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: New Cross ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ St. Paul’s ➜ Chancery Lane

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

Chancery Lane 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 Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

Changing trains at Bank – Changing between the Central and DLR platforms involves a lift plus escalator. Changing between the W&C line and any other platform involves a lift, an escalator plus a long travelator. You must use stairs when changing trains from the Northern line to any other platform

Chancery Lane exit – You must use an escalator from the eastbound platform to the booking hall, or two escaltors from the westbound platform. After that you must two flights of stairs from the booking hall to the exit (6 steps up +16 steps up to the Holborn southside and Chancery Lane exits, or 10 steps up +16 steps up to the Gray’s Inn Road westside exit, or 6 steps up +19 steps up to the Gray’s Inn Road eastside exit)