Plaistow ⇄ Shadwell Station

This journey is in zones 2&3 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Plaistow take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Shadwell

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins

Stations on the route: Plaistow ➜ West Ham ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ Bow Road ➜ Mile End ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and London Overground line

First and last train times

District line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Plaistow is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Plaistow entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the westbound platform (2x15 steps down), and three flights to the eastbound platform (2 steps down +2x14 steps down)

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

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 2&3 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and District lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Shadwell take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Plaistow

Number of stops: 7 · Journey time: Approx 24 mins

Stations on the route: Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham ➜ Plaistow

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

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

Plaistow exit – You must use two flights of stairs from the westbound platform to the exit (2x15 steps up), and three flights from the eastbound platform (2x14 steps up +2 steps up)