Oval ⇄ Whitechapel Station

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

1. From Oval take the Northern Line
2. Change at Moorgate to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Leave the train at Whitechapel

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Oval ➜ Kennington ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Borough ➜ London Bridge ➜ Bank ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel

Alternative routes include Oval to Aldgate East, Oval to Stepney Green and Oval to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel 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 Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

Whitechapel exit – There are lifts up from the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators from the Elizabeth line

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

1. From Whitechapel take the Hammersmith & City Line
2. Change at Moorgate to the Northern Line
3. Leave the train at Oval

Number of stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 29 mins

Stations on the route: Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Liverpool Street ➜ Moorgate [change train] Moorgate ➜ Bank ➜ London Bridge ➜ Borough ➜ Elephant & Castle ➜ Kennington ➜ Oval

Live status and delays

Closures on the H&C and Northern line

First and last train times

Hammersmith & City line timetable

Alternative routes include Whitechapel to Aldgate East, Whitechapel to Stepney Green and Whitechapel to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

Oval is not wheelchair accessible

Whitechapel entrance – There are lifts down to the London Overground, District and Hammersmith & City platforms, and escalators to the Elizabeth line

Changing trains at Moorgate – You must use an escalator when changing between the Circle/​Metropolitan/​H&C eastbound platforms and the Northern line. You must use stairs for all other platform changes

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)