London Bridge tube station
Jubilee line and Northern line · Zone 1 · Southwark
About London Bridge station
Taking its name from the bridge it stands beside, London Bridge spreads across three levels in Southwark, and its main line half is the oldest London railway terminus still running. The London and Greenwich Railway opened it on 14 December 1836; for a few weeks beforehand, trains had stopped short at an unfinished bridge in Bermondsey Street and passengers walked the last 300 yards. The London and Croydon, London and Brighton and South Eastern railways soon crowded in, and the station was rebuilt in 1849 and again in 1864, extensively by British Rail in the 1970s, and once more in the 2010s for the Thameslink Programme.
Underground trains have called since 25 February 1900, on what is now the Bank branch of the Northern line, and the Jubilee line provides a second route through the station. The complex has a ticket hall and entrance area facing Tooley Street, with further entrances on Borough High Street and inside the main line concourse. Upstairs, Southeastern and Southern trains run to south London, Kent and Sussex, and Thameslink services, here since 2018, link the station with Gatwick and Luton airports.
First and last trains from London Bridge
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee towards Stanmore, Wembley Park or West Hampstead | 05:31 – 00:27 | 05:31 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:53 |
| Jubilee towards Stratford, North Greenwich or West Ham | 05:33 – 00:53 | 05:33 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:07 |
| Northern towards Morden | 06:00 – 00:40 | 06:00 – 00:40 | 06:00 – 00:40 | 07:33 – 23:49 |
| Northern towards Edgware, High Barnet or Mill Hill East | 05:44 – 00:32 to High Barnet | 05:44 – 00:32 to High Barnet | 05:44 – 00:32 to High Barnet | 07:24 to High Barnet – 23:38 to High Barnet |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 27 Jubilee trains an hour per direction and 25 Northern trains an hour per direction from London Bridge, counting both directions separately.
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Jubilee line and Northern line.
- Buses: 17, 21, 35, 43, 47, 133, 141, 149, 344, 388 (night buses N133, N199, N21, N343).
- National Rail: Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink.
Station facilities
What is near London Bridge station
Several Southwark sights are within 300 m. The London Bridge Experience and the Old Operating Theatre Museum are about 80 m away, Borough Market about 100 m and the Golden Hinde about 160 m. The Shard, with the View from the Shard, rises about 220 m from the station, and the Clink Prison Museum is about 250 m. Guy’s Hospital and King’s College London’s Guy’s Campus are a few hundred metres off, and London Bridge itself is around 270 m. The bus station (about 140 m) and London Bridge City Pier, used by river buses, add more connections.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| London Bridge Experience | 80 m |
| Old Operating Theatre Museum | 80 m |
| Borough Market | 100 m |
| London Bridge Bus Station | 140 m |
| London School of Commerce | 160 m |
| Golden Hinde | 160 m |
| London Bridge Hospital | 200 m |
| View from the Shard | 220 m |
Frequently asked questions
The main line station opened on 14 December 1836, making it the oldest London railway terminus still in use, although Spa Road and Deptford had opened earlier that year on 8 February 1836. The Underground station is much younger: it opened on 25 February 1900.
The first station was entirely open to the weather until a tarred canvas roof was put up in 1840. Sixteen columns and fourteen beams from that structure were recovered in 2013 and given to the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Aberystwyth, Wales, for use in a planned railway museum.