Zone 1 · Northern · District · Circle · Bakerloo
Most reliable line here: Bakerloo at 77.3%.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Embankment Station in the last:
Full reliability history: Northern · District · Circle · Bakerloo
average depth below street level
Street level

Platform
Embankment Station's platforms are on average 14 metres below the main entrance, roughly typical for the London Underground. Individual platforms can vary.
WC2N 6NSEmbankment Station is not listed on TfL's step-free Tube guide. Access typically involves stairs or escalators.
For platform-by-platform access info, see AccessAble's guide for Embankment Station.
Check TfL's accessibility guide before travelling. Get free step-free disruption alerts for elsewhere on the network.
940GZZLUEMBEmbankment is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Embankment Station is served by the Northern, District, Circle and Bakerloo lines. Current status: Northern (Good Service), District (Good Service), Circle (Good Service), Bakerloo (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Embankment is at Villiers St, London, WC2N 6NS. See the About section for full location details.
No. Embankment is not listed on TfL's step-free Tube guide - access typically involves stairs or escalators. Get free step-free disruption alerts for lifts elsewhere on the network.
Yes - the Northern line runs through Embankment on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Tube. See our Night Tube guide for frequencies and last-train times.
The closest alternative stations to Embankment are Charing Cross (3 min walk), Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square (3 min walk), Leicester Square (7 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.
Embankment is typically busiest around 17:00 on Wednesdays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's typical for this hour. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.
Embankment is open with no station-level closures reported. All four lines are running. Live status is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every few minutes.
Lines through Embankment have logged 251 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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