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Highgate Station live Tube departures

Zone 3 · Northern

LIVE departures · updated just now
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The Northern line is reporting Good Service.

Live departures from Highgate Station

Northern line departures

Good Service
NorthboundPlat 1
High Barnet via CX4 min
High Barnet via Bank6 min
SouthboundPlat 2
Battersea via CX2 min

How busy is Highgate Station right now?

Quieter than usual Wednesday, 09:35 · based on typical busyness (not live)
Typical busyness by hour, Wednesday

Live line status at Highgate Station

Reliability at Highgate Station (last 30 days)

69.0%
Good Service across lines here
Network ranking
267th of 420
across all stations we track
Worst day in last 30
12 May
2,290 mins of station-level disruption

Most reliable line here: Northern at 69.0%.

Recent disruption on lines serving Highgate Station

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

127 days 7430 days 20890 days

Full reliability history: Northern

Stations near Highgate Station

Highgate Station platform depth

37m

average depth below street level

Street level

Tube avg · 8.2 m

Platform

Highgate Station's platforms sit on average 37 metres below the main entrance, putting it among the deepest stations on the London Underground. Individual platforms can vary.

About Highgate Station

Station overview

Lines
Modes
London Underground
Facilities
Ticket Halls (1)WiFiGates (4)Escalators (3)Car ParkPayphones (2)ASDA Click and Collect

Location

Zone
Zone 3
Address
Archway Rd, London
Postcode
N6 5UA
● Not step-free

Accessibility

Highgate 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 Highgate Station.

Check TfL's accessibility guide before travelling. Get free step-free disruption alerts for elsewhere on the network.

Identifier

NAPTAN
940GZZLUHGT
Data sources

Common questions about Highgate Station

What fare zone is Highgate in?

Highgate is in Fare Zone 3. See our 2026 Tube fares guide for what you actually pay across zones.

Which lines serve Highgate?

Highgate Station is served by the Northern line. Current status: Northern (Good Service). Tap any line at the top of the page for live departures.

What's the address of Highgate?

Highgate is at Archway Rd, London, N6 5UA. See the About section for full location details.

Is Highgate step-free?

No. Highgate 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 Highgate have Night Tube?

Yes - the Northern line runs through Highgate on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Tube. See our Night Tube guide for frequencies and last-train times.

How busy is Highgate?

Highgate is typically busiest around 08:00 on Wednesdays, based on hourly footfall patterns. Right now it's quieter than usual. The chart on this page shows the full day's pattern.

Is Highgate open now?

Highgate is open with no station-level closures reported. The line is running. Live status is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every few minutes.

Has Highgate had delays recently?

Lines through Highgate have logged 74 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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