C Circle line, London Tube
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Looking for a map of the Circle line on the London Tube? It serves 36 stations. It runs as a loop. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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36 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Baker Street (1863) and its busiest is King's Cross St Pancras (77,130,000 passengers a year).
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Key facts
- Number of stations36
- Shapecircular
- Oldest stationBaker Street · 1863
- Busiest stationKing's Cross St Pancras
- InterchangesBBakerlooCCentralDDistrictHHammersmith & CityJJubileeMMetropolitanNNorthernPPiccadillyVVictoria
When each stop on the Circle line opened
Every station on its real position, coloured by the year it opened and sized by annual ridership. The drawing assembles itself in opening order.
186319362008
Interchanges on the Circle line
- AldgateMMetropolitan
- Baker StreetBBakerlooHHammersmith & CityJJubileeMMetropolitan
- BarbicanHHammersmith & CityMMetropolitan
- BayswaterDDistrict
- BlackfriarsDDistrict
- Cannon StreetDDistrict
- Edgware RoadDDistrictHHammersmith & City
- EmbankmentBBakerlooDDistrictNNorthern
- Euston SquareHHammersmith & CityMMetropolitan
- FarringdonHHammersmith & CityMMetropolitan
- Gloucester RoadDDistrictPPiccadilly
- Goldhawk RoadHHammersmith & City
- Great Portland StreetHHammersmith & CityMMetropolitan
- HammersmithHHammersmith & City
- High Street KensingtonDDistrict
- King's Cross St PancrasHHammersmith & CityMMetropolitanNNorthernPPiccadillyVVictoria
- Ladbroke GroveHHammersmith & City
- Latimer RoadHHammersmith & City
- Liverpool StreetCCentralHHammersmith & CityMMetropolitan
- Mansion HouseDDistrict
- MonumentDDistrict
- MoorgateHHammersmith & CityMMetropolitanNNorthern
- Notting Hill GateCCentralDDistrict
- Paddington (Bishop's Road)HHammersmith & City
- Paddington (Praed Street)BBakerlooDDistrict
- Royal OakHHammersmith & City
- Shepherd's Bush MarketHHammersmith & City
- Sloane SquareDDistrict
- South KensingtonDDistrictPPiccadilly
- St. James's ParkDDistrict
- TempleDDistrict
- Tower HillDDistrict
- VictoriaDDistrictVVictoria
- Westbourne ParkHHammersmith & City
- WestminsterDDistrictJJubilee
- Wood LaneHHammersmith & City
All 36 stations in order
- 1Edgware Road DH
- 2Baker Street MBHJ
- 3Great Portland Street MH
- 4Euston Square MH
- 5King's Cross St Pancras MVPHN
- 6Farringdon MH
- 7Barbican MH
- 8Moorgate MHN
- 9Liverpool Street MCH
- 10Aldgate M
- 11Tower Hill D
- 12Monument D
- 13Cannon Street D
- 14Mansion House D
- 15Blackfriars D
- 16Temple D
- 17Embankment BDN
- 18Westminster DJ
- 19St. James's Park D
- 20Victoria VD
- 21Sloane Square D
- 22South Kensington PD
- 23Gloucester Road PD
- 24High Street Kensington D
- 25Notting Hill Gate CD
- 26Bayswater D
- 27Paddington (Praed Street) BD
Branches
From Edgware Road
- 1Paddington (Bishop's Road) H
- 2Royal Oak H
- 3Westbourne Park H
- 4Ladbroke Grove H
- 5Latimer Road H
- 6Wood Lane H
- 7Shepherd's Bush Market H
- 8Goldhawk Road H
- 9Hammersmithterminus H
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the Circle line?
- The Circle line on the London Tube serves 36 stations.
- Does the Circle line have a terminus?
- No. The Circle line is a circular line, so it has no terminus.
- What is the oldest station on the Circle line?
- The oldest station still served by the Circle line entered service in 1863.
- What is the busiest station on the Circle line?
- King's Cross St Pancras, with roughly 77,130,000 passengers a year.
- Which lines does the Circle line connect with?
- The Circle line meets the Bakerloo, Central, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines.
- Can I see live departures for the Circle line?
- Yes. The panel at the top of this page shows the trains running on the Circle line on the London Tube right now, in both directions, with the station each train reaches next and how long that will take. It refreshes every 30 seconds from the operator's own live feed.
Other lines in London
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