East Ham ⇄ Rotherhithe Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From East Ham take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Rotherhithe

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 31 mins

Stations on the route: East Ham ➜ Upton Park ➜ Plaistow ➜ West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and London Overground line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include East Ham to Canada Water

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Rotherhithe is not wheelchair accessible

East Ham entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (14 steps down +17 steps down)

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

Rotherhithe exit – You must use three flights of stairs (15, 9, 15 steps up) plus an escalator (or three flights of 12, 13, 12 steps up) from the platforms to the exit

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Rotherhithe take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at East Ham

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins

Stations on the route: Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham ➜ Plaistow ➜ Upton Park ➜ East Ham

Alternative routes include Rotherhithe to Canada Water

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

East Ham is not wheelchair accessible

Rotherhithe entrance – You must use an escalator (or three flights of 12, 13, 12 steps down), plus another three flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (15, 9, 15 steps down)

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

East Ham exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (17 steps up +14 steps up)