Zone 2 · Victoria · Mildmay · Windrush
Most reliable line here: Victoria at 81.5%.
Severe-status incidents on lines through Highbury & Islington Station in the last:
Full reliability history: Victoria · Mildmay · Windrush
average depth below street level
Street level

Platform
Highbury & Islington Station's platforms average 16 metres below the main entrance - deeper than the network average of around 8 metres, on one of London's deep-level Tube lines. Individual platforms can vary.
N5 1RAStep-free from street to all platforms via 3 lifts
Mildmay and Windrush lines . You can change between the Victoria line northbound A and northbound National Rail services. You can change between the Victoria line southbound A and southbound National Rail services
Source: TfL step-free Tube guide (April 2026) and TfL station data feed (May 2026). Get free step-free disruption alerts.
940GZZLUHAIHighbury & Islington is in Fare Zone 2. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.
Highbury & Islington Station is served by the Victoria, Mildmay and Windrush lines. Current status: Victoria (Good Service), Mildmay (Good Service), Windrush (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.
Highbury & Islington is at Highbury & Islington Underground Station, Holloway Rd, London, N5 1RA. See the About section for full location details.
Yes - fully step-free. Step-free from street to all platforms via 3 lifts. See the Accessibility section above for the full picture. Source: TfL step-free Tube guide. Get free step-free disruption alerts.
Yes - 3 standard-capacity lifts. Live lift status is shown above. Get notified when lifts go out of service.
Yes - the Victoria line runs through Highbury & Islington 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 Highbury & Islington are Canonbury (10 min walk), Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (12 min walk), Holloway Road (12 min walk). Useful if a line is suspended or you fancy a walk.
Highbury & Islington is typically busiest around 18:00 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.
Highbury & Islington 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 Highbury & Islington have logged 145 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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