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Station guide

Old Street station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freeNo step-free route in TfL data
  • ToiletsNone listed
  • Nearby places16

Old Street is a Zone 1 station on the Northern line, where you can also change for National Rail services. Places within a short walk include Museum of Methodism, Charles Square and Quaker Court.

What's near Old Street

16 places within about 650 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Museums and galleries

  • Museum of Methodism free entry*240 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Rivington Place580 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Museum of Shakespeare620 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Charles Squareedge 240 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Quaker Courtedge 300 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • Hoxton Squareedge 470 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • Finsbury Squareedge 490 m · est. 8 min walk · route

Markets

  • Whitecross Street Market460 m · est. 7 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • The Courtyard380 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • Barbican Cinemas 2 & 3640 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • William Blake240 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Susannah Wesley Memorial250 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Thomas Bayes250 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • John Wesley260 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • John Bunyan280 m · est. 4 min walk · route

Libraries

  • Stuart Hall Library580 m · est. 9 min walk · route

*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Report or fix a place.

Map

No entrance points in TfL data; the map shows the station's centre. About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

No step-free route shown. TfL's station data does not show a step-free route between the street and the Tube platforms here. That usually means stairs or escalators, but the data can be incomplete, so check TfL before you travel.

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Northern line · Northbound Platform 1Not listed in TfL data
Northern line · Southbound Platform 2Not listed in TfL data

Live lift status on TfL

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

Changing trains here

  • Services here, from TfL's data: Northern line and National Rail.

From TfL data. All interchange tips.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists no toilets at this station.

Lines and next stops

Facilities listed by TfL

Ticket Halls1
Lifts0
Escalators3
Car parkno
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

  • Moorgate · 860 m straight line · est. 14 min walk
  • Barbican · 940 m straight line · est. 15 min walk
  • Liverpool Street · 1,000 m straight line · est. 16 min walk
  • Farringdon · 1,340 m straight line · est. 22 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 Old Street. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.