Zone 1 · Piccadilly · Northern
Leicester Square is not listed as step-free from street to platform. Access typically involves stairs and escalators. The nearest step-free alternative is Green Park (13 min walk).
For detailed platform-by-platform access info, see AccessAble's guide for Leicester Square.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Leicester Square Station in the last:
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Alternatives if your line is disrupted: nearby stations on a different line may give you a workable journey.
WC2H 0AP940GZZLULSQLeicester Square is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Leicester Square Station is served by the Piccadilly and Northern lines. Current status: Piccadilly (Good Service), Northern (Part Closure). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Leicester Square is at Cranbourn St, London, WC2H 0AP. See the About section for full location details.
Leicester Square is not listed as step-free from street to platform - access typically involves stairs or escalators. The nearest step-free alternative is Green Park (13 min walk). Set up free step-free alerts for any lift disruptions affecting this part of the network.
Yes - the Piccadilly and Northern lines run through Leicester Square 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 Leicester Square are Covent Garden (4 min walk), Charing Cross (5 min walk), Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square (5 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.
Leicester Square is typically busiest around 18:00 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.
Leicester Square is open, but 1 of the 2 lines through it is reporting severe disruption. See the live line status above before travelling.
Lines through Leicester Square have logged 142 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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