Tower Hill ⇄ Wapping Station

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

1. From Tower Hill take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Wapping

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 19 mins

Stations on the route: Tower Hill ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Shadwell ➜ Wapping

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and London Overground line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Tower Hill to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Tower Hill has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Wapping is not wheelchair accessible

Tower Hill entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs (2x14 steps down)

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

Wapping exit – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (21 steps up +4 steps up +2 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (21 steps up +12 steps up +15 steps up +12 steps up +3x15 steps up +2 steps up)

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

1. From Wapping take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the District Line
3. Leave the train at Tower Hill

Number of stops: 4 · Journey time: Approx 23 mins

Stations on the route: Wapping ➜ Shadwell ➜ Whitechapel [change train] Whitechapel ➜ Aldgate East ➜ Tower Hill

Alternative routes include Wapping to Shadwell

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Wapping has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Tower Hill is not wheelchair accessible

Wapping entrance – You must use one lift and three flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (2 steps up +4 steps down +21 steps down), or eight flights of stairs if you want to avoid the lift (2 steps up +3x15 steps down +12 steps down +15 steps down +12 steps down +21 steps down)

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

Tower Hill exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs to the Jubilee Walk exit (2x14 steps up), or three flights of stairs to the Trinity Square exit (12 steps up +9 steps up +15 steps up)