I can't see the tiny map of the tubes & the stations. My huge map and the app really work for me…read more It pays to tap my phone or a credit card on & off at each station rather then purchasing a week long pass. Sad there are beggars at each corner around the station. This black northern line took us up to Kings Cross, where we bought our speed train ticket to Brussels, and it took us down to the London Bridge borough food hall, & Tower Hill. We tapped our phone when getting on and getting off the tube. The trains are a long trip down, taking many long, staircases and escalators. This is not for the elderly, disabled with those with a lot of luggage.

I remember catching the train from here the first time I was in London, namely because it happened…read moreto be the closest to the hotel. Mind you, it was really painful to discover that you couldn't actually do it when the trains weren't running, and that was quite annoying because, well, it meant that we have to walk quite a distance to actually get to another station. Still, in the end it wasn't all that bad, and I was somewhat surprised to discover that you can also catch National Rail trains from here.

Liverpool Street is one of the main transit corridors of London, especially East London. You can…read moreget almost any tube from here as well as the National Rail to get you outside of London. More importantly, the Elizabeth Line gets you easily to/from Heathrow. It's quite busy, so people like myself can easily feel lost getting off the tube, much less coming off an overnight flight. Once you orient yourself a bit, you'll realize where you need to enter/exit to get around town. The Tube is pretty easy in that regards, especially since Apple Pay can easily be used for travellers like myself. The Elizabeth line goes deep underground, so be prepared to walk a bit and take very high escalators to get up/down. However, the line was built to be pretty safe, clean, and airy. The main waiting area is where you can catch National Rail and the shops, of which there are plenty. I was pleasantly surprised seeing people grab so many grab-and-go options from M&S, for example. But options are plenty. It's also quite airy due to the ceilings and open air concept. Fortunately, I was staying at the Andaz, so this was super convenient. Also, I believe this place connects to the neighboring McDonalds, so you'll see people get their fast food kick too!

This station is striking because of its spacious environs. The number of services including food…read moreand beverage shops is a major plus. The washrooms are convenient and finding the platforms is reasonably easy. It's a relatively navigable station with numerous connections to local destinations and beyond. Use of this station is more likely to facilitate your journey than detract from it.

Changing trains at this station to get to Gatwick Airport was a little confusing. There are multi…read morelevels and the signage wasn't clear (to me anyway) I found a man with an employee uniform who was able to direct me and give me information about the ticket. He was very nice and helpful. My anxiety was eased! The station is large and bustling I didn't see a lot of seating. It was clean. The Main Street outside the station had lots of shops.

I'll say that this is a pretty good underground station, but it also seems to connect with the…read moremainlines as well, though I'm not all that sure whether I could consider Thameslink to be mainline. Well, it is run by a private company, but its lines are included on the map, and you can use the oyster card on its metropolitan routes, but as it turns out, you can pretty much do that with all of the trains so I guess that doesn't really count. Yeah, I didn't mind this station, but them like with most of them I'm only passing through many of them, and I suspect that if I actually lived in London I'd have a somewhat different perspective.

9/13/17 This…read moreunderground station was built in 1870 at the arrival of the Metropolitan District Railway. This station changed it's name to Blackfriars in 1937. There are entrances on both banks of the Thames River and is the only station to do so. It was renovated in 2012. This station is close to St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tate Museum. You can take this station to Gatwick Airport Train station. Beautiful station with lots of history.

The thing that I really like about this station is that the platforms sit on a bridge that crosses…read morethe Thames, and there are entrances to the station at either side. The Thameslink basically stops here, and my previous treks here I didn't realise that you could use the Oyster Card to not just access the station, but also catch the trains from here as well, which I have to admit is actually pretty cool.

So, yeah, this is basically a railway station, but unlike the other stations, it is a somewhat…read morenewer station, namely because it is on the Overground, and a lot of the overground stations were pretty much done on the cheap. Also, the trains don't run as often as other lines, so it really isn't the turn up and go type of station. Like, at least there is a station here, and the overground is useful, but it would be nice if the trains ran a little more often.

The area near the tube station is filled with colorful murals & equally colorful people. There was…read morea walking tour going through the area. On a Saturday afternoon the pubs were overflowing into the streets.

A very small station serving a busy area, The Barbican Centre and West Smithfields. The…read moreHammersmith, Circle and Metropolitan lines runs through here taking people to the City. If the train is going eastwards, use the front coaches and if the train is going west, use the back coaches, so you will alight near the Exit, otherwise it is quite a long walk along the platform! If going to the Barbican Centre, a more pleasant walk is up on the walkways above the road. Less fumes and no traffic! Just before you exit the station, there are stairs on the left, to reach the walkways.

Well, this station mostly looks like a subsurface tube station, and also it is actually located on…read morethe edge of the old city. Mind you, it turns out that it isn't hugely close to the arts precinct, well, at least in London terms that is. Still, its a reasonably handy station (if it wasn't for the fact that there is a major road near by), and like a lot of the London stations, or at least the London underground station, the trains are pretty frequent (usually measured in how long the next one comes as opposed to having to arrive at a specific time).

What's not to like?…read more Ok, here's what I like: 1. steps away from the Geffrye Museum (go). 2. steps away from lovely cafe/coffee/brunch/bloody mary/beer/terrace haven: Beagle. 3. Fully accessible for those in wheelchairs or with buggies (easy lift). 4. Super uncomplicated station. Newly redesigned, clean, spacious and well-lit But really, I just like it because it let's me out near Beagle. Yum. Beagle: http://www.yelp.com/biz/beagle-london Geffrye Museum: http://www.yelp.com/biz/geffrye-museum-london *of course, always check to see if its running, especially on weekends! Hoxton4Life - or until they kick me out.

The first time I heard of this station was also the first time I heard of the neighborhood of…read moreHoxton. I was hosting a dinner event about a 5 minutes walk from this modern looking Overground station and it was very easy to get to from North London. One would totally miss this station walking on the main road as you have to make 2 turns off of it just to see the station and there aren't any signs pointing you to it. It's conveniently listed as a Zone 1/2 station so you can cheaply get to it if you are coming from the North. If you're going to some places in between Old Street Station and Shoreditch High Street Station then check to see if this station is actually the closest to where you are heading cause it might be. Never really very busy and there's always an attendant in the booth ( who's actually typically very useful ).

Yeah, technically this probably is part of the main line station, so I am probably wasting my time…read morewriting a review of this as if it was separate. Actually, I'm probably wasting my time writing all these reviews anyway, but hey, at least I get to write, and that's something I don't do anywhere near as much these days. Like it's a decent stations, and if all the cards fall into the right place, you can actually run from Mansion House to here, and catch the same train you left at Mansion House.

Closed on the weekends at the moment for a massive refit and reconstruction. What's that about?…read moreInstead, you have to go to Mansion House or Monument and walk three or four blocks. From the south bank of the Thames, you truly can't miss the station - it's called the Cannon Street Bridge for a reason and the twin turrets are unmistakable. The station was originally opened in 1866 and so perhaps the update is due. Not a step free station, it is on the District/Circle Lines in Travelcard Zone 1. There is also some National Rail services from the Kent and East Sussex lines during rush hours.

The interesting thing about this mainline station is that it doesn't connect with any of the tube…read morestations that the other mainline stations do. Sure, there is an argument that there are a couple of stations nearby by this is on the edge of the old city, so the streets twist and turn everywhere, and half the exits are closed, so getting to the tube can actually be quite tricky at time. Still, it's a station, so you can get to places out of the city reasonably easy. Yeah, I guess privatised railways do create a mess like this.

Fenchurch Street railway station is the City of London's oldest main line station, the smallest,…read moreand also one of the nicest. It is also one of the four stations on the original Monopoly Board. Perhaps these things are not unrelated? The first station in the area was the London & Blackwall railway's terminus in nearby Minories, opened in 1840. These trains ran down to the Thames at Blackwall, and were designed to take traffic from the ferries, which they successfully achieved. In 1841 it was extended close to the city, on the present site. It was rebuilt in 1853-4 to the designs of George Berkeley, in grey stock brick, in a simple classical design with doric pilasters separating round-arched windows, all surmounted by a crescent-shaped pediment, in which is located the station clock. The station also became the terminus of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway (LT&SR) n 1858, and it is these services - to Tilbury and Southend - which survive to-day. The frontage happily survives almost untouched, and in excellent condition, although the original flat canopy above the entrance has been replaced by a nevertheless attractive zig-zag canopy. It faces a small square, and is delightful in summer sunshine. The same cannot be said of the accommodation behind, where the graceful arched glass train-shed has been replaced by a rather low and dingy ceiling underneath a large office development, although the long platforms do at least have some daylight further out. Its small size means it is also easy to navigate, and there are no long walks to anywhere. The main ticketing facilities and concourse behind are at first floor level: there are escaltors, stairs and a lifts. Toilets (free) are on the ground floor, with all other facilities at first floor level. There are a number of food and drink outlets, a Transport for London help desk, several cashpoints and a small newsagent (W H Smiths) on the concourse. There is also a small ticket office at the Cooper's Row entrance. The station has just two island platforms giving four platform faces, which are used to capacity at peak hours, providing some 20 trains an hour. The services used to be a by-word for awfulness: the LT&SR acronym was reinterpreted as the 'Late, tired and suffering railway' by its passengers. However, the trains are now exclusively operated by the c2c company (c2c = City to coast), with shiny new trains which are among the most punctual in the UK. Fenchurch Street It is unique in London termini in not having an underground connection. The best connection is from the rear exit (Cooper's Row) to Tower Hill station, a two-minute walk away. There is a small taxi rank by the main entrance, but no cycle storage, nor any left luggage facilities.