Zone 4 · Hammersmith & City · District · Suffragette
Most reliable line here: Suffragette at 91.7%.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Barking Station in the last:
Full reliability history: Hammersmith & City · District · Suffragette
average depth below street level
Street level

Platform
Barking Station's platforms are on average just 2.6 metres below the main entrance, making it one of the shallowest London Underground stations. Platforms are also accessible at ground level via a side or car-park entrance. Individual platforms can vary.
IG11 8TUStep-free from street to all platforms via 1 lift
Suffragette line . District and Hammersmith & City lines A
Source: TfL step-free Tube guide (April 2026) and TfL station data feed (May 2026). Get free step-free disruption alerts.
940GZZLUBKGBarking is in Fare Zone 4. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Barking Station is served by the Hammersmith & City, District and Suffragette lines. Current status: Hammersmith & City (Good Service), District (Good Service), Suffragette (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Barking is at Barking Station BR Station Parade, Longbridge Rd, Essex, IG11 8TU. See the About section for full location details.
Yes - fully step-free. Step-free from street to all platforms via 1 lift. See the Accessibility section above for the full picture. Source: TfL step-free Tube guide. Get free step-free disruption alerts.
Yes - 1 standard-capacity lift. Live lift status is shown above. Get notified when lifts go out of service.
Yes - Barking has an accessible toilet located in walkway, inside gateline (inside the gateline).
Barking 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.
Yes - Barking has toilet facilities. See the Facilities list in the About section for the full amenities.
Barking is typically busiest around 07:00 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.
Barking is open with no station-level closures reported. All three lines are running. Live status is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every few minutes.
Lines through Barking have logged 163 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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