Aldgate East Station live Tube departures

Aldgate East is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.

Aldgate East Station is served by the Hammersmith & City and District lines. Current status: Hammersmith & City (Good Service), District (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.

Aldgate East is at Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7PT. See the About section for full location details.

Aldgate East is not listed as step-free from street to platform - access typically involves stairs or escalators. The nearest step-free alternative is Tower Hill (8 min walk). Set up free step-free alerts for any lift disruptions affecting this part of the network.

Aldgate East is not on the Night Tube network - none of the lines through this station run overnight on Fridays and Saturdays. See our Night Tube guide for which lines do.

The closest alternative stations to Aldgate East are Aldgate (3 min walk), Tower Gateway (6 min walk), Tower Gateway DLR (6 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.

Aldgate East is typically busiest around 08:00 on Thursdays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's quieter than usual. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.

Aldgate East is open with no station-level closures reported. All 2 lines are running. Live status is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every few minutes.

Lines through Aldgate East have logged 112 severe-status incidents in the last 30 days. See the Recent disruption section above for the breakdown by line, and each line's reliability page for the full history.