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Embankment Station live Tube departures

Zone 1 · Northern · District · Circle · Bakerloo

LIVE departures · updated just now
Station disruption reported
DISTRICT LINE: Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, no service between Tower Hill / Edgware Road and Ealing Broadway / Kensington (Olympia) / Richmond / Wimbledon. Use MILDMAY LINE services between Gunnersbury and Richmond on Saturday. Replacement buses operate. If travelling to Chelsea vs Hull City AFC at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, please use PICCADILLY LINE services at Earls Court.
Walk-to alternatives: Charing Cross (3 min)Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square (3 min)Leicester Square (7 min)

Live departures from Embankment Station

Northern line departures

Good Service
NorthboundPlat 3
High Barnet via CX9 min
SouthboundPlat 4
Kennington via CX5 min
Battersea via CX7 min

District line departures

Part Suspended
Services disrupted
No live departures right now — District services are affected by current disruption. See alert above for details.

Circle line departures

Part Closure
Services disrupted
No live departures right now — Circle services are affected by current disruption. See alert above for details.

Bakerloo line departures

Good Service
NorthboundPlat 5
SouthboundPlat 6
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How busy is Embankment Station right now?

Typical for this hour Sunday, 22:23 · based on typical busyness (not live)
Typical busyness by hour, Sunday

Live line status at Embankment Station

Reliability at Embankment Station (last 30 days)

70.6%
Good Service across lines here
Network ranking
186th of 420
across all stations we track
Worst day in last 30
25 Aug
4,304 mins of station-level disruption

By line

Bakerloo 83.6% 56 severe events
Northern 81.5% 59 severe events
Circle 60.4% 134 severe events
District 56.9% 157 severe events

Most reliable line here: Bakerloo at 83.6%.

Recent disruption on lines serving Embankment Station

Severe-status incidents on lines through Embankment Station in the last:

Northern line
137 days 3630 days 13190 days
District line
277 days 10930 days 25090 days
Circle line
167 days 6930 days 13990 days
Bakerloo line
117 days 3730 days 12290 days

Full reliability history: Northern · District · Circle · Bakerloo

Stations near Embankment Station

Alternatives if your line is disrupted: nearby stations on a different line may give you a workable journey.

Northern line
District line
Circle line
Bakerloo line

Embankment Station platform depth

14m

average depth below street level

Street level

Tube avg · 8.2 m

Platform

Embankment Station's platforms are on average 14 metres below the main entrance, roughly typical for the London Underground. Individual platforms can vary.

About Embankment Station

Station overview

Lines
NorthernDistrictCircleBakerloo
Modes
London Underground
Facilities
Ticket Halls (1)WiFiGates (9)Escalators (10)Cash Machines (3)Euro Cash MachinesHelp Points (1)Payphones (2)

Location

Zone
Zone 1
Address
Villiers St, London
Postcode
WC2N 6NS
● Not step-free

Accessibility

Embankment 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.

Identifier

NAPTAN
940GZZLUEMB
Data sources

Common questions about Embankment Station

What fare zone is Embankment in?

Embankment is in Fare Zone 1. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.

Which lines serve Embankment?

Embankment Station is served by the Northern, District, Circle and Bakerloo lines. Current status: Northern (Good Service), District (Part Suspended), Circle (Part Closure), Bakerloo (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.

What's the address of Embankment?

Embankment is at Villiers St, London, WC2N 6NS. See the About section for full location details.

Is Embankment step-free?

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.

Does Embankment have Night Tube?

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.

Which stations are near Embankment?

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.

How busy is Embankment?

Embankment is typically busiest around 16:00 on Sundays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's typical for this hour. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.

Is Embankment open now?

Disruption reported at Embankment right now. DISTRICT LINE: Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September, no service between Tower Hill / Edgware Road and Ealing Broadway / Kensington (Olympia) / Richmond / Wimbledon. Use MILDMAY LINE services between Gunnersbury and Richmond on Saturday. Replacement buses operate. If travelling to Chelsea vs Hull City AFC at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, please use PICCADILLY LINE services at Earls Court. Check the live line status and station disruption box above before travelling.

Has Embankment had delays recently?

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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