The Anonymous Widower

The Lizzie Line And Circle/District Line Interchange At Paddington – 1st July 2022

This morning I wanted to go between Moorgate and Victoria stations.

It is a journey that can be done in any number of ways.

• Circle, Hammersmith & City or Metropolitan Line to King’s Cross St. Pancras and then change to the Victoria Line.
• Northern Line to King’s Cross St. Pancras and then change to the Victoria Line.
• Northern Line to Euston and then change to the Victoria Line. This can be a cross-platform interchange.
• Northern City Line to Highbury & Islington and then change to the Victoria Line. This is not an easy interchange.
• Northern Line to Bank and the change to the Circle or District Line.
• Circle or Hammersmith & City to Paddington and then change to the Circle or District Line. This interchange involves a walk all the way across Paddington station.
• 21, 43 or 141 bus to Monument and the change to the Circle or District Line.

If you’re lucky and time it right, you can get a direct Circle Line train, which run at a frequency of six trains per hour (tph).

The Elizabeth Line has opened up another way.

The Elizabeth Line is taken to Paddington and then you walk up the side of the station to the Circle/District Line entrance on the other side of Praed Street from the National Rail station.

These pictures show my walk at Paddington station.

Note.

1. It is an immaculate step-free climb out of the Elizabeth Line station.
2. Once at station level, it is a walk up a gentle incline the the Circle/District Line station.
3. There are shops; including Boots, M & S and Sainsburys, and toilets just inside Paddington station, as you walk beside the station.
4. There are stairs to walk down to the Circle/District Line platforms.

I walked the transfer in under ten minutes. From Moorgate to Victoria took 38 minutes.

I feel that this route has advantages for many travellers.

• The Elizabeth Line currently has 12 tph through Paddington.
• When the Elizabeth Line is fully connected up in Autumn 2022, there will be 22 tph, through Paddington.
• The convenient shops and toilets will be welcomed by many.
• It is an easier route, than accessing the Circle/District Line station from inside the main station.

The Lawn, which has shops and cafes, would also be a good place to meet friends, family or a business colleague or client.

Moorgate And Victoria Via The Circle Line

I did this route on the 5th of July, after waiting ten minutes for a Circle Line train. It took me 23 minutes.

July 1, 2022 - Posted by AnonW | Food, Transport/Travel | Circle Line, District Line, Elizabeth Line, London Underground, Marks and Spencer, Paddington Station