East Ham ⇄ Shadwell 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 Shadwell

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 28 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

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 Tower Hill, East Ham to Aldgate and East Ham to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Shadwell 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

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 zones 2&3 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 East Ham

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 30 mins

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

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

East Ham 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

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)