Bow Road is a Zone 2 station on the District and Hammersmith & City lines. Places within a short walk include Tredegar Square, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park and Grove Hall Park.
What's near Bow Road
12 places within about 900 m, nearest first. Straight-line distances; est. walking times are our estimates. How we measure.
Parks, gardens and squares
- Tredegar Squareedge 450 m · est. 7 min walk · route
- Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park470 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Grove Hall Parkedge 510 m · est. 8 min walk · route
- Mile End Parkedge 720 m · est. 12 min walk · route
- Bromley Recreation Groundedge 740 m · est. 12 min walk · route
- Ackroyd Drive Green Link860 m · est. 14 min walk · route
Markets
- Roman Road Market760 m · est. 12 min walk · route
Memorials and monuments
- George Lansbury160 m · est. 3 min walk · route
- Gladstone530 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- Bryant and May War Memorial580 m · est. 9 min walk · route
- First flying bomb on London850 m · est. 14 min walk · route
Libraries
- Idea Store, Bow720 m · est. 12 min walk · route
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Map
Squares: 1 entrance point from TfL data (approximate). About the map. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Step-free access
Getting on and off the train
| Platform | Boarding (TfL station data) |
|---|---|
| District and Hammersmith & City line · Westbound Platform 1 | Not listed in TfL data |
| District and Hammersmith & City line · Eastbound Platform 2 | Not listed in TfL data |
Lifts can be out of service. How we read TfL's step-free data.
Changing trains here
- Services here, from TfL's data: District line and Hammersmith & City line.
From TfL data. All interchange tips.
Toilets
TfL's station data (dated 20 October 2026) lists no toilets at this station.
Lines and next stops
- District line: between Bromley-by-Bow and Mile End
- Hammersmith & City line: between Bromley-by-Bow and Mile End
Facilities listed by TfL
| Ticket Halls | 1 |
| Lifts | 0 |
| Escalators | 0 |
| Car park | no |
| WiFi | no |
TfL facility listing; may lag.
Walking to nearby stations
Nearest other Tube stations
- Mile End · 620 m straight line · est. 10 min walk
- Bromley-by-Bow · 970 m straight line · est. 16 min walk
- Stepney Green · 1,590 m straight line · est. 26 min walk
- West Ham · 2,090 m straight line · est. 34 min walk
est. = our estimate. How we measure · TfL walking times.
Official information
For live arrivals, lift status, opening hours and the full list of facilities, see TfL's page for Bow Road. Plan journeys with TfL's journey planner.
Last checked 24 October 2026. Our data and method.