Tower Gateway ⇄ Whitechapel Station

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

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

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 18 mins

Stations on the route: Tower Gateway ➜ 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 Tower Gateway to Aldgate East, Tower Gateway to Stepney Green and Tower Gateway to Bethnal Green

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Whitechapel is not wheelchair accessible

Tower Gateway entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. You can also use an escalator, or three flights of stairs (11 steps up +3 steps up +16 steps up)

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 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and DLR lines, changing trains at Shadwell

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

Number of stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 15 mins

Stations on the route: Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell [change train] Shadwell ➜ Tower Gateway

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

Tower Gateway 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 Shadwell – You must use stairs when changing between the DLR and London Overground platforms

Tower Gateway exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. You can also use an escalator, or three flights of stairs (16 steps down +3 steps down +11 steps down)