Railway station · EC2M 7PY

London Liverpool Street station

LSTRun by Network RailStep-free category AStaffed: full time
136
stations reached without changing
98.0 million
passengers a year (2024-25)
#1
busiest station in Great Britain
Tottenham Court Road
most common journey

Direct trains from London Liverpool Street

The busiest places you can reach without changing, with trains on a weekday, the fastest journey and the first and last train.

Direct toTrains a weekdayFastestFirst – last
London Paddington
Elizabeth Line
33210 min05:42 – 00:24
Tottenham Court Road (Elizabeth line)
Elizabeth Line
3325 min05:42 – 00:24
Stratford (London)
c2c, Greater Anglia, Elizabeth Line
3166 min05:23 – 00:55
Farringdon
Elizabeth Line
3322 min05:42 – 00:24
Bond Street (Elizabeth line)
Elizabeth Line
3327 min05:42 – 00:24
Whitechapel
Elizabeth Line
3302 min05:56 – 00:18
Canary Wharf (Elizabeth line)
Elizabeth Line
1656 min05:56 – 00:10
Ealing Broadway
Elizabeth Line
17919 min05:42 – 23:34
Reading
Elizabeth Line
461h 02m06:02 – 22:35
Woolwich (Elizabeth line)
Elizabeth Line
16514 min05:56 – 00:10
Romford
Greater Anglia, Elizabeth Line
20015 min05:23 – 00:55
Abbey Wood
Elizabeth Line
16519 min05:56 – 00:10
Ilford
Elizabeth Line
17516 min05:24 – 00:55
Cambridge
Greater Anglia
451h 12m05:12 – 23:56
Stansted Airport
Greater Anglia
7646 min03:40 – 23:21

Step-free access

Category A · lifts at the station

Step-free access to all National Rail platforms. There are lifts and escalators available to get to the Liverpool Street bus station and shops. Note: No step free access to London Underground - Central Line, westbound Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City Line and the Circle Line.

Book help in advance with Passenger Assist through your train company.

Facilities

  • ✓ Ticket office (Mon 03:10–01:00)
  • ✓ Toilets
  • ✓ Accessible toilets
  • ✓ Baby changing
  • ✓ Wi-Fi
  • ✓ Food and drink
  • ✓ Shops
  • ✓ Cash machine
  • ✓ Left luggage
  • ✓ Taxi rank
  • ✓ Bus connections
  • ✓ London Underground

Cycle storage: 233 spaces.

Nearest airports

Straight-line distance.

Sources: station facilities and step-free access from National Rail Enquiries (Knowledgebase); passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road, estimates of station usage 2024-25; trains from the National Rail timetable for Friday, 2 October 2026. Timetables change with engineering work; check before you travel.

Live departures and full station details: National Rail — London Liverpool Street.