Elephant & Castle Train Station

Live status and delays

Next train departure

Cash, Contactless, Oyster & Travelcard fares

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 off-peak is any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends and public holidays are always classed as off-peak.

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

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Elephant & Castle is not wheelchair accessible

Entrance – You can use a lift between the Elephant & Castle southside entrance and the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps down +6 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down +5 steps up +18 steps down). From the Elephant & Castle northside entrance you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs to the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +5 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs to the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps down +18 steps up +15 steps up), or a lift plus one flight of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps down)

Exit – You can use a lift to the Elephant & Castle southside exit from the Northern line southbound platform, or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (9 steps up +6 steps down +20 steps up), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps up +5 steps down +18 steps up). To the Elephant & Castle northside exit you must use a lift plus four flights of stairs from the Northern line southbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +5 steps up +20 steps down), or a lift plus three flights of stairs from the Northern line northbound platform (20 steps up +18 steps down +15 steps down), or a lift plus one flight of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (20 steps up)

Changing platforms – You must use stairs when changing platforms

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Other nearby stations include Kennington, Lambeth North and Borough

Address and facilities

Address:

Elephant & Castle, London Road, London, SE1 6LW

Contact:

0845 330 9872

Buying tickets:

There are manned windows and self-service machines in the National Rail ticket hall, and self-service machines in the Underground ticket hall

Ticket office opening hours:

Monday to Friday: 6 AM to 11 PM – Saturday: 6 AM to 11 PM – Sunday: 7 AM to 11 PM

Cash machines:

No

Public toilets:

Yes

Baby changing room:

Yes

Public payphone:

Yes

Passport photo booth:

Yes

Vending machine:

Yes

Waiting room:

No

Lockers:

No - Find storage lockers nearby

Onsite car park:

No

Taxi rank:

Yes

Cycle rack:

Yes

Bus routes:

1, 12, 35, 40, 45, 53, 63, 68, 100, 133, 148, 155, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 196, 333, 343, 344, 360, 363, 415, 453, 468, C10, P5 – Bus fares