Elephant & Castle ⇄ Oval Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

1. From Elephant & Castle take the Northern Line
2. Leave the train at Oval

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 6 mins

Stations on the route: Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval

Live status and delays

Strikes and station closures

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle to Kennington and Elephant & Castle to Stockwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Elephant & Castle entrance – You can use a lift between the Elephant & Castle southside entrance and the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps down +6 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down +5 steps up +18 steps down). From the Elephant & Castle northside entrance you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs to the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +5 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +15 steps up), or a lift plus one flight of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down)

Oval exit – There’s an escalator from the northbound platform to the exit, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the southbound platform (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4 steps down +28 steps up +2x26 steps up +20 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and it’s a direct train on the Northern line

1. From Oval take the Northern Line
2. Leave the train at Elephant & Castle

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 5 mins

Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle

Alternative routes include Oval to Vauxhall, Oval to Kennington and Oval to Stockwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

Oval entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs to the southbound platform (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (20 steps down +2x26 steps down +28 steps down +4 steps up)

Elephant & Castle exit – You can use a lift to the Elephant & Castle southside exit from the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps up +6 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps up +5 steps down +18 steps up). To the Elephant & Castle northside exit you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs from the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +5 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +15 steps down), or a lift plus one flight of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps up)