Zone 1 · Northern · District · Circle · Bakerloo
Most reliable line here: Northern at 81.3%.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Embankment Station in the last:
Full reliability history: Northern · District · Circle · Bakerloo
Alternatives if your line is disrupted: nearby stations on a different line may give you a workable journey.
average depth below street level
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Platform
Embankment Station's platforms are on average 14 metres below the main entrance, roughly typical for the London Underground. Individual platforms can vary.
WC2N 6NSEmbankment Station is not listed on TfL's step-free Tube guide. Access typically involves stairs or escalators.
For platform-by-platform access info, see AccessAble's guide for Embankment Station.
Check TfL's accessibility guide before travelling. Get free step-free disruption alerts for elsewhere on the network.
940GZZLUEMBEmbankment is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Embankment Station is served by the Northern, District, Circle and Bakerloo lines. Current status: Northern (Good Service), District (Part Closure), Circle (Service Closed), Bakerloo (Service Closed). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Embankment is at Villiers St, London, WC2N 6NS. See the About section for full location details.
No. Embankment is not listed on TfL's step-free Tube guide - access typically involves stairs or escalators. Get free step-free disruption alerts for lifts elsewhere on the network.
Yes - the Northern line runs through Embankment on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Tube. See our Night Tube guide for frequencies and last-train times.
The closest alternative stations to Embankment are Charing Cross (3 min walk), Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square (3 min walk), Leicester Square (7 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.
Embankment is typically busiest around 16:00 on Sundays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's quieter than usual. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.
Embankment is open, but 1 of the 4 lines through it is reporting severe disruption. See the live line status above before travelling.
Lines through Embankment have logged 229 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.
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