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Station guide

Paddington (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freeStep-free route in TfL data
  • Toilets5 listed
  • Nearby places8

Paddington (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines) is a Zone 1 station on the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, where you can also change for the Elizabeth line and National Rail services. Places within a short walk include The Rolling Bridge, Paddington Green and Norfolk Square Garden.

What's near Paddington (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines)

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

Sights and landmarks

  • The Rolling Bridge250 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • The Fan Bridge450 m · est. 7 min walk · route

Parks, gardens and squares

  • Paddington Greenedge 350 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • Norfolk Square Gardenedge 410 m · est. 7 min walk · route
  • Westbourne Green Open Spaceedge 540 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • Porchester Squareedge 550 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • Canal Cafe Theatre520 m · est. 8 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • Great Western Railway War Memorial140 m · est. 2 min walk · route

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Map

Squares: 3 entrance points from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Step-free access

Step-free route shown. TfL's station data shows a step-free route between the street and both Tube platforms here.

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Circle and Hammersmith & City line · Westbound Platform 15 (towards Hammersmith)Level access to the train
Circle and Hammersmith & City line · Eastbound Platform 16 (towards Edgware Road)Level access to the train

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: Circle line, Hammersmith & City line, Elizabeth line and National Rail.
  • TfL's data groups this station with Paddington as one interchange.

From TfL data. All interchange tips.

Toilets

TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists 5 toilets here:

TypeWhereDetails
MaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
FemaleNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
All GendersNational Rail ticket hallaccessible, outside the ticket gates, RADAR key, not run by TfL
Baby ChangingNational Rail ticket hallbaby changing, outside the ticket gates, not run by TfL
ChangingPlacesNational Rail ticket halloutside the ticket gates, RADAR key, not run by TfL

Lines and next stops

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

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 Paddington (Circle and Hammersmith & City lines). Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.