Whitechapel Station live Tube departures

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

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

Whitechapel is at 277 Whitechapel Rd, London, E1 1BY. See the About section for full location details.

Whitechapel is not listed as step-free from street to platform - access typically involves stairs or escalators. Set up free step-free alerts for any lift disruptions affecting this part of the network.

Whitechapel 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 Whitechapel are Bethnal Green (11 min walk), Shadwell (11 min walk), Shadwell DLR (11 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.

Whitechapel is typically busiest around 16:00 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.

Whitechapel is open, but 1 of the 4 lines through it is reporting severe disruption. See the live line status above before travelling.

Lines through Whitechapel have logged 195 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.