Busy and well-connected station with access to Underground, Overground, DLR, and trains. Easy for…read moreshopping at Westfield nearby. Can get very crowded during peak hours, but overall convenient and efficient for travel.

Stratford Station is the train station that we used most often when we stay in London. We always…read morestay at a hotel close to Stratford Station because it is very convenient. So many of the different train lines stop at Stratford Station. As others have mentioned, this station is huge! We've gotten a bit confused a couple of times during our stay. The staff have been very helpful in directing us where to go to get to our destination. For our most recent trip to London, there were quite a bit of homeless folks and litter outside the station. Never noticed any on our past trips to London. Other than that, I have no complaints about Stratford Station.

So, this is another one of those modern stations, but this one is like connected to a major…read moreshopping centre, if you basically consider Canary Wharf a shopping centre in its own right. Well, that was certainly the case with this station. It is pretty fancy, and pretty new as well, but I can't really claim that it is a favourite.

It's confusing to write about Canary Wharf Station now as it's really three stations serving three…read moreseperate lines - the Jubilee and Elizabeth lines, and the DLR (there is a distinction between all three of these some Londoners will insist on making that is technically correct but really just serves to confuse the hell out of non locals) - but all together it's a sprawling set of linked transportation and shopping options unrivaled in London. What Canary Wharf lacks in soul it makes up for in convenience and choice. The whole design is focused around servicing the clinetel of the region, namely white collar business folks who live and work in the area. History was bombed and made obsolete around here so you're not going to find any remenants of the past save the reappropriated docks. But it is quite modern, clean, and bold in its design and feels quite different than anywhere else you'll visit in London. The older Jubille and DLR areas are by far the most useful as they are situated in the middle of a sprawling mall with a variety of good options; you'll find everything from standard convienience like Boots and M&S to more novel offers like the wonderful Tian Tian Market (dedicated to everything East and Southeast Asian cusine) and a local branch of Malin & Goetz. A smaller selection of mostly food options are available at the Elizabeth Line area. Nothing is necessarily architectuarally interesting at any of the areas of the stations per say although they're big, clean, modern and safe. I suppose the Elizabeth Line has a really sort of futuristic strange spaceshiip look to the exterior but you have to pan your eyes away from the fact that one of London's crudiest attempts at Western regional food (Big Easy) is perched up there. There's a least a five minute brisk walk between each of the stations so keep that in mind if you need to switch between them.

Poplar DLR Station is a key hub on the DLR network and acts as an interchange for 3 of the 6 lines,…read moremeaning it's one of the busiest stations on the network with multiple platforms for different services. It is located right next to a central DLR depot, meaning you can often see parked up trains going in/out of the station. The station is partially sheltered, obviously, it was a nice place to be on a warm, sunny day in London (which is rare) - this is pretty common for most DLR stations though. I also liked how the station gave advance notice of a platform change due to some work going on at the station, even a week before it was due to happen. One of my favourite DLR stations for ease of access, lines and overall view/feel of the station as it is pretty modern indeed! It's also only 2 minutes away to Canary Wharf on the Canary Wharf-Stratford line, where you can easily connect onto Jubilee Line services for London Underground and there are also many shops and restaurants, in a cool part of the city. 4*

I'm not quite sure why Poplar exists - it's barely a stone's throw from West India Quay and only a…read morecouple of blocks from All Saints. Or it should be bigger, since it is the only interchange that touches three of the four DLR (Docklands Light Railway) lines (Lewisham to Bank is the exception). It is in Travelcard Zone 2 and exists without ticket barricades or a staffed ticket station. There is an automated ticket machine and Oyster readers. Poplar has a very cool pedestrian footbridge that crosses over Aspen Way. Like many DLR stations, there is step-free access from the platform to street level.

This is one of the busiest stations in London as it acts as a main thoroughfare for not only trains…read morebut buses as well. Each time I've used this station it's been an easy experience. Even though it's extremely busy, it's easy to navigate and signage is clear. If you're in need of assistance, employees are very patient and helpful.

If you haven't experienced London Victoria during rush hour you haven't lived!…read more Can be crazy intimidating for tourists , just get out of their way step to the side and if you can read your train timetable you'll be fine One of my favorite places to watch people rushing everywhere is to sit at the Whethersppons pub above on the second floor with a bacon buttie and coffee Great view,

I have noticed that along certain stretches of lines the stations end up looking a lot a like, but…read morethat is pretty much because they tended to be all built as job lots, and generally at the same time. Still, I did like the place, it was cool.

A simple 2-platform tube station, perched on the line between zones 2 and 3, Bromley-by-Bow has…read morenothing to offer to the travelling passenger. There are a couple of benches on each platform. No food, no drink, and little light. Going up the steps at the single exit brings you face-to-face with speeding traffic on the A12 highway. Not fun, and not pleasant to walk along. There is a single ticket office, which isn't manned at all times. In late 2007, a WWII bomb was discovered nearby. Thankfully it didn't go off. The picture I've added shows it while still being under renovation. I haven't been to see it since early 2008, so it may have gotten a few updates. The District and Hammersmith and City lines pass from it, and even though it does end up cut off from a direct route to the centre on most weekends, there is always one of the 2 lines functioning.

Clean station. Hustle and bustle, busy. Clear signage…read more Getting from one platform to another is easy breezy. High-speed trains to get you to international destinations in no time.

Arrived into St. Pancras the other day from Gare du Nord and it was a decent experience…read more After hopping off my train, it was merely a walk to the connected Underground station! I love how they have numerous shops and eateries between the long distance train station and the underground! The loos are complimentary too!

Our Stay,Citizen M Hotel sits right over the underground exit…read more So simple to move around by subway here. london is wonderful.

I used Tower Hill quite a lot on a recent stay to London, the location is great as it is close to…read morethe Tower of London as well as Tower Gateway for the DLR and multiple buses and hotels, including the excellent Doubletree by Hilton London - Tower of London, where I was staying on a recent trip to London. It is also the main Underground station serving London Fenchurch Street. Travel Zone ONE. The entrance to Tower Hill station is a few metres from one of the largest remaining segments of the Roman London Wall which once surrounded the historic City of London, there are actually two entrances for Eastbound and Westbound, it's a shame it isn't interlinked but it signed out well to know where to go. The station is step-free, and there aren't as many lifts as there is at other stations, there's a ramp going down and then one lift to the platform, compared to two or three at other larger and more awkward stations. It is on the District and Circle lines, meaning it isn't too far away from Westminster where you can connect to the Jubilee line, but services from here also run to the likes of Victoria and Embankment. It would have been nice to perhaps see it connected on more lines, as most places I wanted to get to, I did have to make at least one change, but still the lines they're currently on is okay. Staff at the station is a good sign - but the staff were mixed, some were more helpful and friendly than others; some just didn't appear to care. No shops or toilets inside the station, but this is typical of a tube station. It isn't the largest nor most modern station on the network, but it's an average tube station and does the job, and really did make the difference for my hotel stay, providing easy access for me into central London. 3* - Improving the platforms or perhaps ensuring consistently high-quality service would be the next improvement.

In a perfect world, this would probably be about 3.5 stars but I'll round up to four because you…read morecan make a lot of connections here, whether the tube or the commuter rail. The location is great because if you come in here, you're close to Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Embankment and Leicester Square. There are not too many tracks so it's easy to get your train. We took a Southeastern train to London Bridge here and it was very quick. For connected tube service, you can access the Northern and the Bakerloo lines. It's quite a trek to get to the Bakerloo line but it's nice to have the connections in one place. Also, many bus lines go right be here so it's easy to get a direct ride to this station. While we were staying near Trafalgar Square, this was our most used transit hub.

The Charing Cross Railway station connects to the tube station of the same name. Gayle and I came…read morein on a Southeastern Railway station above ground and found those areas to be a bit more modern and spacious than the underground part. We greatly appreciated the convenience of the direct Canterbury West to Charing Cross Route and the subsequent short walk to our hotel (at Trafalgar Square) from there. This station is a bit smaller than some of the other transit hub stations (e.g. Paddington, St. Pancras, etc.), which was just fine by us.