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Elephant & Castle

Updated 22:32:00 ·
Showing 19 trains
Live departures at Elephant & Castle on Tuesday 27 October 2026.
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22:38
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Bedford
On time20 stops · 1h 32m
1
Thameslink8 coaches90.5% on timetypically +3m
Tickets
22:40
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Sutton (London)
On time9 stops · 37 min
4
Thameslink8 coaches100% on time
Tickets
22:50
Dep
Sevenoaks
On time18 stops · 1h 5m
2
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
22:51
Dep
Bedford
On time20 stops · 1h 35m
1
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
22:55
Dep
London Blackfriars
On time1 stop · 5 min
1
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
22:55
Dep
Sutton (London)
On time14 stops · 49 min
4
Thameslink8 coaches100% on timetypically +2m
Tickets
23:08
Dep
Bedford
On time19 stops · 1h 33m
1
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on timetypically +1m
Tickets
23:1623:10
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Sutton (London)
Delayed +6m9 stops · 37 min
4
Thameslink8 coaches100% on time
Tickets
23:20
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Sevenoaks
On time18 stops · 1h 5m
2
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
23:21
Dep
Bedford
On time16 stops · 1h 29m
1
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on timetypically +1m
Tickets
23:25
Dep
London Blackfriars
On time1 stop · 5 min
1
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
23:25
Dep
Sutton (London)
On time14 stops · 49 min
4
Thameslink8 coaches90.5% on timetypically +4m
Tickets
23:40
Dep
Bedford
On time16 stops · 1h 30m
1
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
23:50
Dep
Sevenoaks
On time18 stops · 1h 5m
2
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
23:51
Dep
Bedford
On time13 stops · 1h 31m
1
Thameslink8 coaches95.2% on time
Tickets
23:55
Dep
London Blackfriars
On time1 stop · 6 min
1
Thameslink8 coaches100% on time
Tickets
23:57
Dep
Sutton (London)
On time14 stops · 47 min
4
Thameslink92.3% on time
Tickets
00:04
Dep
Bedford
On time19 stops · 1h 32m
1
Thameslink8 coaches100% on time
Tickets
00:24
Dep
London Blackfriars
On time1 stop · 5 min
3
Thameslink8 coaches90.5% on timetypically +1m
Tickets

Station Information

Elephant & Castle is a part-time staffed station served by Southeastern, Thameslink. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.

4 platformsZone 1/2Part-time staffed

Limited step-free access — assistance may be required for some platforms.

How reliable is this station?

Of the 6952 services that called at Elephant & Castle over the last 30 days, 85.5% ran on time, 10.8% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 3.7% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 91% of 33 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 24 Oct, when 88% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.

Which operators run through here?

Elephant & Castle is served by Thameslink and Southeastern. Thameslink runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with Southeastern adding the long-distance and regional links.

Where do trains from Elephant & Castle go?

The most common direct destination from Elephant & Castle is London Blackfriars (around 900+ trains per day), followed by London St Pancras International, Farringdon, and City Thameslink. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.

Current disruption affecting this station

There are no current disruption messages for Elephant & Castle. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.

Accessibility at Elephant & Castle

Elephant & Castle has partial step-free access (category C) and is part-time staffed. Help points are available on every platform. A bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.

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Address

Elephant & Castle station
Elephant Road
Camberwell, London
SE17 1LB

Facilities

Ticket officeTicket machinesCash machineCycle storageBaby changing

Ticket office hours

Mon–Fri 07:00–20:15

Sat 06:45–20:15

Sun 09:15–18:45

Information desk hours

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 05:00–00:30

Sat 06:00–00:30

Sun 09:00–00:00

Connections

BusReplacement bus

Accessibility

Help pointsStaff assistance

Step-free and accessible travel

This is a Category C station: This station does not have step-free access.

The Assistance Meeting Point is by the Ticket Office.

This station does not have tactile surfaces along all platform edges. Please pay attention to where the platform surface changes from smooth to paved or contact us for assistance.