Whitechapel station

Whitechapel
Bengali: হোয়াইটচ্যাপেল
Renovated entrance building, opened August 2021
Whitechapel
Location of Whitechapel in Greater London
LocationWhitechapel
Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed byLondon Underground
Owner
Station codeZLW
Number of platforms6
AccessibleYes
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2020 7.62 million
2021 6.21 million
2022 14.27 million
2023 17.45 million
2024 18.28 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2020–21 4.142 million
2021–22 9.273 million
2022–23 23.307 million
2023–24 35.247 million
2024–25 37.141 million
– interchange  13.770 million
Key dates
10 April 1876Opening of ELR station
6 October 1884Opening of DR station
2 June 1902Rebuilding of DR station
1995–1998East London line closed
2007–2010East London line closed
27 April 2010East London line reopened
24 May 2022Elizabeth line opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°31′10″N 0°03′40″W / 51.5195°N 0.0612°W / 51.5195; -0.0612
London transport portal
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Whitechapel is an interchange station in Whitechapel, East London for London Underground, London Overground and Elizabeth line services. The station is located behind a street market of the same name and opposite Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The station was comprehensively rebuilt in the late 2010s and early 2020s as part of the Crossrail project.

The station lies between Aldgate East and Stepney Green stations on the District and Hammersmith & City lines of the Underground, and between Shoreditch High Street and Shadwell stations on the Windrush line of the Overground. To the west of Whitechapel, on the Elizabeth line, is Liverpool Street; to the east the line splits, with one branch heading towards Stratford and the other towards Canary Wharf.

Whitechapel is in London fare zone 2.