New Cross Gate ⇄ St James’s Park Station

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

1. From New Cross Gate take the London Overground
2. Change at Canada Water to the Jubilee Line
3. Change at Westminster to the District Line
4. Leave the train at St. James’s Park

Number of stops: 8 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: New Cross Gate ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ Canada Water [change train] Canada Water ➜ Bermondsey ➜ London Bridge ➜ Southwark ➜ Waterloo ➜ Westminster [change train] Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park

Alternative routes include New Cross Gate to Victoria, New Cross Gate to Westminster and New Cross Gate to Pimlico

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)

St. James’s Park 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 Westminster – There are two lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee eastbound line platforms (or two escalators and 2x14 stairs), or three lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee westbound line platforms (or three escalators and 2x14 stairs)

St. James’s Park exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the platforms to the Palmer Street exit (15 steps up +16 steps up, Mon-Fri only), and either two or three flights of stairs to the Broadway, Tothill Street and Petty France exits (16 steps up +17 steps up, or 14 steps up +7 steps up +9 steps up). There is no lift

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 St. James’s Park take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at New Cross Gate

Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 38 mins

Stations on the route: St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping ➜ Rotherhithe ➜ Canada Water ➜ Surrey Quays ➜ New Cross Gate

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and London Overground line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include St. James’s Park to Victoria, St. James’s Park to Westminster and St. James’s Park to Pimlico

Stairs, lifts and escalators

St. James’s Park 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

St. James’s Park entrance – You must use two flights of stairs from the Palmer Street entrance to the platforms (16 steps down +15 steps down, Mon-Fri only), and either two or three flights of stairs from the Broadway, Tothill Street and Petty France entrances (17 steps down +16 steps down, or 9 steps down +7 steps down +14 steps down). There is no lift

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

Changing trains at – There are two lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee eastbound line platforms (or two escalators and 2x14 stairs), or three lifts when changing between the Circle/​District and Jubilee westbound line platforms (or three escalators and 2x14 stairs)

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)