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Highbury & Islington Station live Tube and Overground departures

Zone 2 · Victoria · Mildmay · Windrush

LIVE departures · updated just now Lift disruption
Station disruption reported
Highbury & Islington: No Step Free Access - Step free access is not available to the Mildmay line platform 8 (trains towards Stratford) due to a faulty lift. Take a train from platform 1 or 2 to Canonbury and change there.

Live departures from Highbury & Islington Station

Victoria line departures

Good Service
NorthboundPlat 3
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Mildmay line departures

Service Closed
No live data
No departures available right now

Windrush line departures

Good Service
Next departuresPlat 1
New Cross Gate27 min
New Cross Gate42 min
New Cross Gate57 min
New Cross Gate72 min
New Cross Gate87 min

How busy is Highbury & Islington Station right now?

Quieter than usual Sunday, 02:12 · based on typical busyness (not live)
Typical busyness by hour, Sunday

Step-free access

Disruption reported. Highbury & Islington: No Step Free Access - Step free access is not available to the Mildmay line platform 8 (trains towards Stratford) due to a faulty lift. Take a train from platform 1 or 2 to Canonbury and change there.

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Live line status at Highbury & Islington Station

Reliability at Highbury & Islington Station (last 30 days)

74.8%
Good Service across lines here
Network ranking
144th of 420
across all stations we track
Worst day in last 30
24 May
6,336 mins of station-level disruption
Step-free uptime (90d)
75.6%
36 lift outages in window

Most reliable line here: Victoria at 80.1%.

Recent disruption on lines serving Highbury & Islington Station

Severe-status incidents on lines through Highbury & Islington Station in the last:

87 days 1830 days 5790 days
157 days 7330 days 15490 days
77 days 5430 days 12390 days

Full reliability history: Victoria · Mildmay · Windrush

Stations near Highbury & Islington Station

Alternatives if your line is disrupted: nearby stations on a different line may give you a workable journey.

Windrush line

Highbury & Islington Station platform depth

16m

average depth below street level

Street level

Tube avg · 8.2 m

Platform

Highbury & Islington Station's platforms average 16 metres below street level - deeper than the network average of around 8 metres, on one of London's deep-level Tube lines. Individual platforms can vary.

About Highbury & Islington Station

Station overview

Modes
London Underground, London Overground
Facilities
Ticket Halls (1)WiFiGates (7)Escalators (2)Boarding RampsBridgePayphones (2)

Location

Zone
Zone 2
Address
Highbury & Islington Underground Station, Holloway Rd, London
Postcode
N5 1RA

Identifier

NAPTAN
940GZZLUHAI
Data sources

Common questions about Highbury & Islington Station

What fare zone is Highbury & Islington in?

Highbury & Islington is in Fare Zone 2. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.

Which lines serve Highbury & Islington?

Highbury & Islington Station is served by the Victoria, Mildmay and Windrush lines. Current status: Victoria (Good Service), Mildmay (Service Closed), Windrush (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.

What's the address of Highbury & Islington?

Highbury & Islington is at Highbury & Islington Underground Station, Holloway Rd, London, N5 1RA. See the About section for full location details.

Is Highbury & Islington step-free?

Highbury & Islington is normally step-free on at least one line, but there's a live disruption: Highbury & Islington: No Step Free Access - Step free access is not available to the Mildmay line platform 8 (trains towards Stratford) due to a faulty lift. Take a train from platform 1 or 2 to Canonbury and change there. Check the live status above before travelling. Get free step-free disruption alerts for future incidents.

Does Highbury & Islington have Night Tube?

Yes - the Victoria line runs through Highbury & Islington on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Tube. See our Night Tube guide for frequencies and last-train times.

Which stations are near Highbury & Islington?

The closest alternative stations to Highbury & Islington are Canonbury (10 min walk), Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (12 min walk), Holloway Road (12 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.

How busy is Highbury & Islington?

Highbury & Islington is typically busiest around 18:00 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.

Is Highbury & Islington open now?

Disruption reported at Highbury & Islington right now. Highbury & Islington: No Step Free Access - Step free access is not available to the Mildmay line platform 8 (trains towards Stratford) due to a faulty lift. Take a train from platform 1 or 2 to Canonbury and change there. Check the live line status and station disruption box above before travelling.

Has Highbury & Islington had delays recently?

Lines through Highbury & Islington have logged 145 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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