Trains and Tubes

Trains and Tubes

Tubes and trains are a very efficient way to travel around the borough. You can see a map of train and tube stations in the borough by following the link to Interactive Maps on the right of this page. Select Transport and Parking from the list on the right and tick the box next to the relevant option to display the areas on the map. You can then use the 'identify' tool to display details of each station.

If you are travelling to council offices please go to this link http://www.islington.gov.uk/Contact/visitingoffices/

Tubes

The following lines run through Islington:

Victoria Line

  • Finsbury Park
  • Highbury and Islington


Northern Line

  • Angel
  • Archway
  • Old Street
  • Tufnell Park


Piccadilly Line

  • Arsenal
  • Caledonian Road
  • Finsbury Park
  • Holloway Road


Hammersmith and City, Circle and Metropolitan lines

  • Farringdon


King's Cross station is very close to the borough's boundary with Camden and serves the Northern, Victoria, Hammersmith and City, Circle and Metropolitan lines.


Trains

Islington is well served by the national rail network.

Principal railway services, both in Islington and near the borough borders, include:

London Overground Services

  • North Woolwich – Stratford – Hackney – Highbury and Islington – Camden Road – West Hampstead - Willesden Junction – Richmond
  • Gospel Oak – Upper Holloway – Crouch Hill – Seven Sisters – Walthamstow – Barking
  • Highbury & Islington – Canonbury Dalston Junction – Shoreditch High Street – Whitechapel – Canada Water – West Croydon or Crystal Palace


First Capital Connect (FCC) Services

  • Kings Cross or Moorgate – Highbury and IslingtonFinsbury Park – Enfield Chase – Hertford – Letchworth
  • Kings Cross or Moorgate – Highbury and Islington – Finsbury Park – Potters Bar – Stevenage
  • Kings Cross - Finsbury Park - Stevenage - Royston - Cambridge - Ely - Kings Lynn
  • Kings Cross - Finsbury Park - Stevenage - Huntingdon - Peterborough


Thameslink

  • Brighton – Gatwick Airport – Farringdon – Kentish Town – Luton – Bedford
  • Wimbledon - Sutton – Farringdon – Kentish Town – Luton
  • Moorgate – Farringdon – Kentish Town – Luton – Bedford (peak periods only)


N.B: Stations within the borough of Islington are indicated in bold.



Page Last Updated: 23 September 2011


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