Oval ⇄ Shadwell Station • Train Fare & Route

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

1. From Oval take the Northern Line
2. Change at Bank to the Docklands Light Railway
3. Leave the train at Shadwell

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins

Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ Shadwell

Alternative routes include Oval to Tower Hill, Oval to Aldgate and Oval to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Oval is not wheelchair accessible. Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Oval entrance – There’s an escalator between the entrance and the northbound platform, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs to the southbound platform (21 steps down). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (20 steps down +2x26 steps down +28 steps down +4 steps up)

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

Shadwell exit – There’s a lift between the DLR platforms and the exit (or 3x16 steps down), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the London Overground platforms and the exit (15 steps up +7 steps up)

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

1. From Shadwell take the Docklands Light Railway
2. Change at Bank to the Northern Line
3. Leave the train at Oval

Number of stops: 6 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins

Stations on the route: Shadwell ➜ Bank [change train] Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and Northern line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Shadwell to Tower Hill, Shadwell to Aldgate and Shadwell to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible. Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the DLR platforms (or 3x16 steps up), but you must use a lift plus two flights of stairs between the entrance and the London Overground platforms (7 steps down +15 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

Oval exit – There’s an escalator from the northbound platform to the exit, but you must use an escalator plus one flight of stairs from the southbound platform (21 steps up). If you want to avoid the escalator then you can use another five flights of stairs (4 steps down +28 steps up +2x26 steps up +20 steps up)