Zone 1 · Hammersmith & City · District
Most reliable line here: Hammersmith & City at 74.3%.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Aldgate East Station in the last:
Full reliability history: Hammersmith & City · District
average depth below street level
Street level

Platform
Aldgate East Station's platforms are on average 9.0 metres below the main entrance, roughly typical for the London Underground. Individual platforms can vary.
E1 7PTSee TfL station notes for details
You can change between the District line westbound and the Hammersmith & City line westbound . You can change between the District line eastbound and the Hammersmith & City line eastbound A
Source: TfL step-free Tube guide (April 2026) and TfL station data feed (May 2026). Get free step-free disruption alerts.
940GZZLUADEAldgate East is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Aldgate East Station is served by the Hammersmith & City and District lines. Current status: Hammersmith & City (Good Service), District (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Aldgate East is at Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7PT. See the About section for full location details.
Yes, with caveats. See TfL station notes for details. See the Accessibility section above for the full picture. Source: TfL step-free Tube guide. Get free step-free disruption alerts.
You can change between the District line westbound and the Hammersmith & City line westbound . You can change between the District line eastbound and the Hammersmith & City line eastbound A
TfL's data shows no lifts at Aldgate East - step-free access is via a specific entrance at platform level (e.g. car park). See the Accessibility section for the entrance to use.
Aldgate East is not on the Night Tube network - none of the lines through this station run overnight on Fridays and Saturdays. See our Night Tube guide for which lines do.
The closest alternative stations to Aldgate East are Aldgate (3 min walk), Tower Gateway (6 min walk), Tower Hill (8 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.
Aldgate East is typically busiest around 16:00 on Wednesdays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's busier than usual. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.
Aldgate East is open with no station-level closures reported. Both lines are running. Live status is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every few minutes.
Lines through Aldgate East have logged 134 severe-status incidents in the last 30 days. See the Recent disruption section above for the breakdown by line, and each line's reliability page for the full history.
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