Canonbury train station
You can reach 27 stations directly from Canonbury on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, with 318 trains a day.
Address: Wallace Road, London, N1 2PG
- 27 direct destinations
- 193rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 6 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Canonbury
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonian Road & Barnsbury | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Camden Road | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Dalston Kingsland | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Highbury & Islington | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Hackney Central | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Hackney Wick | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Homerton | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Stratford | 318 | 281 | 216 |
| Brondesbury Park | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Brondesbury | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Finchley Road & Frognal | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Gospel Oak | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Hampstead Heath | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Kensal Rise | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Kentish Town West | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| West Hampstead | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Willesden Junction | 316 | 281 | 215 |
| Acton Central | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Gunnersbury | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Kew Gardens | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Richmond | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| South Acton | 158 | 141 | 112 |
| Clapham Junction | 153 | 135 | 100 |
| Imperial Wharf | 153 | 135 | 100 |
| Kensington (Olympia) | 153 | 135 | 100 |
| Shepherd's Bush | 153 | 135 | 100 |
| West Brompton | 153 | 135 | 100 |
Lines serving Canonbury
Canonbury is on the North London Line, the High Speed 1 and the East London Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Canonbury station is
2,834,562 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 193rd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 835,651 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Canonbury and Highbury and Islington than any other pair: 665,830 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Highbury & Islington 0.5 miles
- Essex Road 0.6 miles
- Drayton Park 0.6 miles
- Dalston Kingsland 0.7 miles
- Dalston Junction 0.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Canonbury, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Mildmay Park closed 1934 · 0.4 miles
- Holloway and Caledonian Road · 0.9 miles
- Holloway car dock · 1.0 miles
- Maiden Lane railway stations · 1.6 miles
- Shoreditch · 1.6 miles
- King's Cross Thameslink · 1.7 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Canonbury station
Canonbury is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 07:30 to 10:00
WiFi
Cycle parking: 24 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 September 2026.
Getting to Canonbury station
Canonbury station is in Islington, London, and is run by London Overground.
The nearest motorway junction is M1 J1 (Staples Corner), 6.0 miles west.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Canonbury Station.
Canonbury is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Canonbury station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from