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Putney Bridge ⇄ Shadwell Station

This journey is in zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground lines, changing trains at Earl’s Court and Whitechapel

  1. From Putney Bridge take the District Line
  2. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  3. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
  4. Leave the train at Shadwell

Number of stops: 20 · Journey time: Approx 54 mins

Stations on the route: Putney Bridge ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ West Brompton ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment ➜ Temple ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Mansion House ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Monument ➜ Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ 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 Putney Bridge to Tower Hill, Putney Bridge to Aldgate and Putney Bridge to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Putney Bridge is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell is not wheelchair accessible

Putney Bridge entrance – You must use three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (13 steps up +18 steps up +17 steps up). There is no lift

Changing trains at Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

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 1&2 and you’ll have to use the DLR, District lines, changing trains at Tower Hill and

  1. From Shadwell take the Docklands Light Railway
  2. Leave train at Tower Gateway and walk 3 mins to Tower Hill
  3. Change at Tower Hill to the District Line
  4. Change at Earl’s Court to the District Line
  5. Leave the train at Putney Bridge

Number of stops: 18 · Journey time: Approx 65 mins

Stations on the route: Shadwell ➜ Tower Gateway [leave train] Walk 3 mins to Tower Hill [change train] Tower Hill ➜ Monument ➜ Cannon Street ➜ Mansion House ➜ Blackfriars ➜ Temple ➜ Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court [change train] Earl’s Court ➜ West Brompton ➜ Fulham Broadway ➜ Parsons Green ➜ Putney Bridge

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR, District 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

Putney Bridge 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 Earl’s Court – You can use a lift when changing platforms

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

Putney Bridge exit – You must use three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (17 steps down +18 steps down +13 steps down). There is no lift

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-2. The cheapest fare is £2.80 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles

Cost of tube fare from Putney Bridge ⇄ Shadwell Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 1-2 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.80 £8.50 £8.50
Travelcard prices from Putney Bridge ⇄ Shadwell Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
Zone 1-2 travelcard n/a n/a £42.70 £164
Zone 1-4 travelcard £15.90 n/a £61.40 £235.80
Zone 1-6 travelcard £22.60 £15.90 £78 £299
Zone 1-9 travelcard £28.50 £17 £111.30 £427.40
Note: Ticket prices are correct as of

Peak and off-peak times

For Oyster and contactless off-peak is outside the hours of 6.30 AM-9.30 AM and 4 PM-7 PM (Mon-Fri). For travelcards it’s any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends are always classed as off-peak.

The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.

Alternative ways to travel

By bus – A single ticket is £1.75 (you may need more than one bus). The daily cap is £5.25 and a 1-day travelcard is £6 – Bus fares

By carParking near Shadwell station