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Station guide

Southwark station

  • Zone1
  • Step-freeStep-free (TfL guide)
  • ToiletsNone listed
  • Nearby places13

Southwark is a Zone 1 station on the Jubilee line. Places within a short walk include The Young Vic, Union Theatre and Kirkaldy Testing Museum.

What's near Southwark

13 places within about 750 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.

Sights and landmarks

  • Bankside Gallery520 m · est. 9 min walk · route
  • BFI IMAX580 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Museums and galleries

  • MathsWorld260 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • Kirkaldy Testing Museum320 m · est. 5 min walk · route
  • Tate Modern free entry*540 m · est. 9 min walk · route

Markets

  • Lower Marsh Market620 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Theatres and arts venues

  • The Young Vic180 m · est. 3 min walk · route
  • Union Theatre260 m · est. 4 min walk · route
  • The Old Vic370 m · est. 6 min walk · route
  • Shakespeare's Globe710 m · est. 12 min walk · route

Memorials and monuments

  • War memorial at St John's Church490 m · est. 8 min walk · route
  • The Evelina Hospital for Sick Children620 m · est. 10 min walk · route

Viewpoints

  • Switch House470 m · est. 8 min walk · route

*Free entry according to OpenStreetMap. 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

Step-free access. Step-free for the Jubilee line, with mini ramps.

Summarised from TfL's Step-free Tube guide (October 2026 edition).

Getting on and off the train

PlatformBoarding (TfL station data)
Jubilee line · Westbound Platform 1 (towards Stanmore)Not level: step up to about 50 mm, gap up to about 85 mm
Jubilee line · Eastbound Platform 2 (towards Stratford)Not level: step up to about 50 mm, gap up to about 85 mm

TfL's notes for this station

“If you require level access to leave the train at Green Park, please make sure that you travel in the correct carriage”

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.

Changing trains here

  • TfL notes: “If you require level access to leave the train at Green Park, please make sure that you travel in the correct carriage”

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

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 Halls2
Lifts2
Escalators8
Car parkno
WiFiyes

TfL facility listing; may lag.

Walking to nearby stations

Nearest other Tube stations

  • Waterloo · 660 m straight line · est. 11 min walk
  • Lambeth North · 780 m straight line · est. 13 min walk
  • Blackfriars · 820 m straight line · est. 13 min walk
  • Borough · 900 m straight line · est. 15 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 Southwark. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.

Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.