Highbury & Islington railway station

You can reach 58 stations directly from Highbury & Islington on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, with 318 trains a day.

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Address: Holloway Road, London, N5 1RA

Direct trains from Highbury & Islington

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
Canonbury	318	281	216
Dalston Kingsland	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
Drayton Park	217	150	123
Essex Road	217	150	155
Finsbury Park	217	150	155
Moorgate	217	150	155
Old Street	217	150	155
Alexandra Palace	212	150	141
Harringay	179	150	141
Hornsey	179	150	141
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
Enfield Chase	108	76	72
Gordon Hill	108	76	72
Palmers Green	108	76	72
Winchmore Hill	108	76	72
Bowes Park	107	76	72

and 18 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Highbury & Islington is

23,982,528 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 19th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 3,233,923 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Highbury & Islington and Stratford (London) than any other pair: 2,229,560 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

Drayton Park 0.5 miles
Canonbury 0.5 miles
Essex Road 0.5 miles
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 0.5 miles
Dalston Kingsland 1.2 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Highbury & Islington, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Holloway and Caledonian Road · 0.6 miles
Holloway car dock · 0.6 miles
Mildmay Park closed 1934 · 0.9 miles
Maiden Lane railway stations · 1.1 miles
Camden Road (Midland) · 1.3 miles
King's Cross Thameslink · 1.3 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.