New Cross Gate ⇄ Russell Square Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground, Hammersmith & City and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Whitechapel and King’s Cross St. Pancras

1. From New Cross Gate take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Change at King’s Cross St. Pancras to the Piccadilly Line
4. Leave the train at Russell Square

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 47 mins

Stations on the route: New Cross Gate ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate ➜ Barbican ➜ Farringdon ➜ King’s Cross St. Pancras [change train] King’s Cross St. Pancras ➜ Russell Square

Alternative routes include New Cross Gate to Holborn, New Cross Gate to Goodge Street and New Cross Gate to Euston

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Russell Square is not wheelchair accessible

New Cross Gate entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2 steps up +11 steps down +16 steps down)

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

Changing trains at King’s Cross St. Pancras – There’s a lift when changing between the platforms

Russell Square exit – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another twelve flights of stairs (14 steps up +5 steps up +16 steps up +6x17 steps up +18 steps up +6 steps up +15 steps up)

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

1. From Russell Square take the Piccadilly Line
2. Change at Green Park to the Jubilee Line
3. Change at Canada Water to the London Overground
4. Leave the train at New Cross Gate

Number of stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 48 mins

Stations on the route: Russell Square ➜ Holborn ➜ Covent Garden ➜ Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park [change train] Green Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Waterloo ➜ Southwark ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bermondsey ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross Gate

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly, Jubilee and London Overground line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Russell Square to Holborn, Russell Square to Goodge Street and Russell Square to Euston

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

New Cross Gate is not wheelchair accessible

Russell Square entrance – You must use a lift plus one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (20 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you can use another twelve flights of stairs (15 steps down +6 steps down +18 steps down +6x17 steps down +16 steps down +5 steps down +14 steps down)

Changing trains at Green Park – There are two lifts and a long walk when changing platforms. If you want a shorter walk then you can use two escalators instead of the lifts

New Cross Gate exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +11 steps up +2 steps down)