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Circle line unverified

The Inner Circle was completed in 1884 by the Metropolitan and District railways; it gained its own name on the map in 1949 and became a 'tea-cup' shape in 2009.

1884Opened
27.2 kmLength
36Stations
Opened
6 October 1884
Termini
Hammersmith – Edgware Road (via the loop)
Type
sub-surface
Depots
Hammersmith
S7 Stock, schematic side elevation, 2 cars
S7 Stock · Bombardier, Derby Litchurch Lane

Map

Hammersmith – Edgware Road via Edgware Road: schematic, not to scale Hammersmith — change for District (other station), Hammersmith & City, Piccadilly (other station)Hammersmith Goldhawk Road — change for Hammersmith & CityGoldhawk Road Shepherd's Bush Market — change for Hammersmith & CityShepherd's Bush Market Wood Lane — change for Hammersmith & CityWood Lane Latimer Road — change for Hammersmith & CityLatimer Road Ladbroke Grove — change for Hammersmith & CityLadbroke Grove Westbourne Park — change for Hammersmith & CityWestbourne Park Royal Oak — change for Hammersmith & CityRoyal Oak Paddington — change for Bakerloo (other station), District (other station), Hammersmith & City, Elizabeth line, National RailPaddington Edgware Road — change for District, Hammersmith & CityEdgware Road Baker Street — change for Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, MetropolitanBaker Street Great Portland Street — change for Hammersmith & City, MetropolitanGreat Portland Street Euston Square — change for Hammersmith & City, MetropolitanEuston Square King's Cross St Pancras — change for Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, National RailKing's Cross St Pancras Farringdon — change for Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, National RailFarringdon Barbican — change for Hammersmith & City, MetropolitanBarbican Moorgate — change for Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, National RailMoorgate Liverpool Street — change for Central, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver), National RailLiverpool Street Aldgate — change for MetropolitanAldgate Tower Hill — change for DistrictTower Hill Monument — change for DistrictMonument Cannon Street — change for District, National RailCannon Street Mansion House — change for DistrictMansion House Blackfriars — change for District, National RailBlackfriars Temple — change for DistrictTemple Embankment — change for Bakerloo, District, NorthernEmbankment Westminster — change for District, JubileeWestminster St James's Park — change for DistrictSt James's Park Victoria — change for District, Victoria, National RailVictoria Sloane Square — change for DistrictSloane Square South Kensington — change for District, PiccadillySouth Kensington Gloucester Road — change for District, PiccadillyGloucester Road High Street Kensington — change for DistrictHigh Street Kensington Notting Hill Gate — change for Central, DistrictNotting Hill Gate Bayswater — change for DistrictBayswater Paddington — change for Bakerloo, District, Hammersmith & City (other station), Elizabeth line, National RailPaddington Edgware Road — change for District, Hammersmith & CityEdgware Road

Schematic, not to scale. Ringed stations are interchanges. Station order from TfL open data.

All stations 36

StationZoneInterchanges
Hammersmith2District (other station), Hammersmith & City, Piccadilly (other station)
Goldhawk Road2Hammersmith & City
Shepherd's Bush Market2Hammersmith & City
Wood Lane2Hammersmith & City
Latimer Road2Hammersmith & City
Ladbroke Grove2Hammersmith & City
Westbourne Park2Hammersmith & City
Royal Oak2Hammersmith & City
Paddington1Bakerloo (other station), District (other station), Hammersmith & City, Elizabeth line, National Rail
Edgware Road1District, Hammersmith & City
Baker Street1Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan
Great Portland Street1Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan
Euston Square1Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan
King's Cross St Pancras1Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, National Rail
Farringdon1Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, National Rail
Barbican1Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan
Moorgate1Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, National Rail
Liverpool Street1Central, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver), National Rail
Aldgate1Metropolitan
Tower Hill1District
Monument1District
Cannon Street1District, National Rail
Mansion House1District
Blackfriars1District, National Rail
Temple1District
Embankment1Bakerloo, District, Northern
Westminster1District, Jubilee
St James's Park1District
Victoria1District, Victoria, National Rail
Sloane Square1District
South Kensington1District, Piccadilly
Gloucester Road1District, Piccadilly
High Street Kensington1District
Notting Hill Gate1/2Central, District
Bayswater1District
Paddington1Bakerloo, District, Hammersmith & City (other station), Elizabeth line, National Rail

Stations, zones and interchanges from TfL open data (2026-10-01). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.

Rolling stock

Earlier trains on this line

Sources