Royal Albert ⇄ Whitechapel Station

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

1. From Royal Albert take the Docklands Light Railway
2. Change at Shadwell to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Whitechapel

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 32 mins

Stations on the route: Royal Albert ➜ Prince Regent ➜ Custom House ➜ Royal Victoria ➜ Canning Town ➜ East India ➜ Blackwall ➜ Poplar ➜ Westferry ➜ Limehouse ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel

Live status and delays

Closures on the DLR and London Overground line

First and last train times

Docklands Light Railway timetable

Alternative routes include Royal Albert to Aldgate East, Royal Albert to Stepney Green and Royal Albert to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Royal Albert is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

Royal Albert entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (2x16 steps down +5 steps down)

Changing trains at Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

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 2&3 and you’ll have to use the District, Jubilee and DLR lines, changing trains at West Ham and

1. From Whitechapel take the District Line
2. Change at West Ham to the Jubilee Line
3. Change at Canning Town to the Docklands Light Railway
4. Leave the train at Royal Albert

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins

Stations on the route: Whitechapel ➜ Stepney Green ➜ Mile End ➜ Bow Road ➜ Bromley-by-Bow ➜ West Ham [change train] West Ham ➜ Canning Town [change train] Canning Town ➜ Royal Victoria ➜ Custom House ➜ Prince Regent ➜ Royal Albert

Live status and delays

Closures on the District, Jubilee and DLR line

First and last train times

District line timetable

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Whitechapel is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Royal Albert 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 West Ham – There’s are two lifts when changing between the DLR/​Jubilee/​H&C line platforms

Changing trains at Canning Town – You must use a lift when changing between the DLR/​Jubilee line platforms, apart from the Stratford, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR which have a lift plus escalator

Royal Albert exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use three flights of stairs (5 steps up + 2x16 steps up)