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Station guide

Barkingside station

  • Zone4
  • Step-freeSome platforms step-free
  • Toilets2 listed
  • Nearby places3

Barkingside is a Zone 4 station on the Central line. Places within a short walk include Fairlop Waters Country Park and Barkingside Recreation Ground.

What's near Barkingside

3 places within about 900 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Fairlop Waters Country Parkedge 130 m · est. 2 min walk · route
  • Barkingside Recreation Groundedge 580 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Libraries

  • Fullwell Cross Library860 m · est. 14 min walk · route

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.

Map

Squares: 1 entrance point from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

Some platforms. TfL's station data shows a step-free route from the street to: Central line · Eastbound Platform 2 (towards Woodford). It does not show one for: Central line · Westbound Platform 1.

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Central line · Westbound Platform 1Not listed in TfL data
Central line · Eastbound Platform 2 (towards Woodford)Boarding ramp (ask staff)

TfL's notes for this station

“You can only enter and exit the eastbound platform for trains towards Woodford”

Quoted from TfL's open data.

Live lift status on TfL

Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 2 toilets here:

TypeWhereDetails
FemalePlatform 1baby changing, inside the ticket gates, hours: Daily until 20:00
MalePlatform 2inside the ticket gates, hours: Daily until 20:00

Lines and next stops

TfL's data lists this station as served by the Night Tube on Friday and Saturday nights. Not every line through a station runs at night, so check TfL before you rely on a late train.

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls1
Lifts0
Escalators0
Car parkyes
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

  • Newbury Park · 1,110 m straight line · est. 18 min walk
  • Fairlop · 1,120 m straight line · est. 18 min walk
  • Gants Hill · 1,850 m straight line · est. 30 min walk
  • Hainault · 2,030 m straight line · est. 33 min walk

est. = our estimate. How we measure · TfL walking times.

Official information

For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for Barkingside. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.