Elephant & Castle ⇄ Shoreditch High St Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the Northern, DLR and London Overground lines, changing trains at Bank and Shadwell

1. From Elephant & Castle take the Northern Line
2. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
3. Change at Shadwell to the London Overground
4. Leave the train at Shoreditch High Street

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 33 mins

Stations on the route: Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Shoreditch High Street

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern, DLR and London Overground line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Elephant & Castle to Liverpool Street, Elephant & Castle to Old Street and Elephant & Castle to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

Shoreditch High Street 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

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

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Jubilee and Northern lines, changing trains at Canada Water and

1. From Shoreditch High Street take the London Overground
2. Change at Canada Water 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 38 mins

Stations on the route: Shoreditch High Street ➜ Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge [change train] London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle

Alternative routes include Shoreditch High Street to Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street to Old Street and Shoreditch High Street to Aldgate

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shoreditch High Street is not wheelchair accessible

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

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)