New Cross ⇄ Tower Hill Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From New Cross take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Tower Hill

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: New Cross ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill

Alternative routes include New Cross to Tower Gateway, New Cross to Aldgate and New Cross to Monument

Stairs, lifts and escalators

New Cross has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Tower Hill has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

New Cross entrance – There’s a level access ramp between the entrance and the platforms

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

Tower Hill 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 to the Jubilee Walk exit (2x14 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Trinity Square exit (12 steps up +9 steps up +15 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Tower Hill take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at New Cross

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 27 mins

Stations on the route: Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and London Overground line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Tower Hill to Tower Gateway, Tower Hill to Aldgate and Tower Hill to Monument

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Tower Hill has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

New Cross has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Tower Hill 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 (2x14 steps down)

Changing trains at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

New Cross exit – There’s a level access ramp between the platforms and the exit