Aldgate East ⇄ Shadwell Underground Journey

The journey from Aldgate East to Shadwell is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the District and London Overground tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Aldgate East take the District Line
2. Change at Whitechapel to the London Overground
3. Leave the train at Shadwell

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

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

London Underground tube delays

Strikes and closures on the District and London Overground

First and last train times on the District line

Tube times for the District line

Alternative routes include Aldgate East to Tower Hill, Aldgate East to Aldgate and Aldgate East to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Aldgate East tube station is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell station is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East station entrance – You must use four flights of stairs between the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street entrances and the platforms (2x13 steps +9 steps down +13 steps down), or five flights of stairs between the Leman Street entrance and the platforms (16 steps down +6 steps down +4 steps down +9 steps down +13 steps down)

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

Shadwell station 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)

The journey from Shadwell to Aldgate East is in fare zones 1&2 and you’ll have to use the London Overground and Hammersmith & City tube lines, changing trains at Whitechapel

1. From Shadwell take the London Overground
2. Change at Whitechapel to the Hammersmith & City Line
3. Leave the train at Aldgate East

Number of tube stops: 2 · Journey time: Approx 16 mins

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

Alternative routes include Shadwell to Tower Hill, Shadwell to Aldgate and Shadwell to Limehouse

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Shadwell train station is not wheelchair accessible

Aldgate East station is not wheelchair accessible

Shadwell station 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 tube line at Whitechapel – You can use escalators from the Elizbeth line, and lifts from all the other platforms

Aldgate East station exit – You must use four flights of stairs between the platforms and the Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street exits (13 steps up +9 steps up +2x13 steps up), or five flights of stairs between the platforms and the Leman Street exit (13 steps up +9 steps up +4 steps up +6 steps up +16 steps up)