East India ⇄ Whitechapel Station

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

1. From East India take the Docklands Light Railway
2. Change at Shadwell to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Whitechapel

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins

Stations on the route: East India ➜ Blackwall ➜ Poplar ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and London Overground line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include East India to Aldgate East, East India to Stepney Green and East India to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

East India entrance – From the Aspen Way entrance to the platforms there’s a lift (or three flights of 14 steps up), plus another lift (or an escalator, or two flights of 14 and 16 steps down). From the South Side entrance to the platforms there are two lifts (or four flights of 15 and 16 steps up, and 14 and 16 steps down)

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

Whitechapel exit – There are lifts up from the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators from the Elizabeth line

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

1. From Whitechapel take the London Overground
2. Change at Shadwell to the Docklands Light Railway
3. Leave the train at East India

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins

Stations on the route: Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Limehouse ➜ Westferry ➜ Poplar ➜ Blackwall ➜ East India

Alternative routes include Whitechapel to Aldgate East, Whitechapel to Stepney Green and Whitechapel to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

East India is not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel entrance – There are lifts down to the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators to the Elizabeth line

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

East India exit – From the platforms to the Aspen Way exit there’s a lift (or three flights of 14 steps down), plus another lift (or an escalator, or two flights of 16 and 14 steps up). From the platforms to the South Side exit there are two lifts (or four flights of 16 and 14 steps down, and 16 and 15 steps up)