Elephant & Castle ⇄ Pontoon Dock Station

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the Northern and DLR lines, changing trains at Bank

1. From Elephant & Castle take the Northern Line
2. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
3. Leave the train at Pontoon Dock

Number of stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 36 mins

Stations on the route: Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell ➜ Limehouse ➜ Westferry ➜ Poplar ➜ Blackwell ➜ East India ➜ Canning Town ➜ West Silvertown ➜ Pontoon Dock

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and DLR line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to West Silvertown and Elephant & Castle to London City Airport

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

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

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)

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

Pontoon Dock exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit

This journey is in zones 1-3 and you’ll have to use the DLR, Jubilee and Northern lines, changing trains at Canning Town and

1. From Pontoon Dock take the Docklands Light Railway
2. Change at Canning Town to the Jubilee Line
3. Change at London Bridge to the Northern Line
4. Leave the train at Elephant & Castle

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 43 mins

Stations on the route: Pontoon Dock ➜ West Silvertown ➜ Canning Town [change train] Canning Town ➜ North Greenwich ➜ Canary Wharf ➜ Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR, Jubilee and Northern line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Pontoon Dock to West Silvertown and Pontoon Dock to London City Airport

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Pontoon Dock is not wheelchair accessible

Elephant & Castle is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Pontoon Dock entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the DLR platforms

Changing trains at Canning Town – You must use a lift when changing between the DLR/​Jubilee line platforms, apart from the Stratford, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR which have a lift plus escalator

Changing trains at London Bridge – You must use a lift plus escalator when changing between the Jubilee/​Northern line platforms via the Northern line ticket hall. You can avoid the escalator by using a lift and walking 410 metres outside in the street

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)