London Cannon Street railway station
London Cannon Street is a major interchange: 110 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is London Bridge, with 547 trains a day.
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London Cannon Street is the nearest station for postcodes in EC4R, EC4N, EC3V. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from London Cannon Street
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Bridge | 547 | 408 | 258 |
| New Cross | 320 | 265 | 127 |
| St Johns | 310 | 265 | 127 |
| Abbey Wood | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Belvedere | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Charlton | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Erith | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Plumstead | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Slade Green | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Woolwich Dockyard | 257 | 214 | 128 |
| Lewisham | 217 | 200 | 130 |
| Blackheath | 207 | 199 | 127 |
| Deptford | 188 | 143 | 128 |
| Greenwich | 188 | 143 | 128 |
| Maze Hill | 188 | 143 | 128 |
| Westcombe Park | 188 | 143 | 128 |
| Barnehurst | 138 | 130 | 127 |
| Bexleyheath | 138 | 128 | 127 |
| Eltham | 138 | 128 | 127 |
| Falconwood | 138 | 128 | 127 |
| Kidbrooke | 138 | 128 | 127 |
| Welling | 138 | 128 | 127 |
| Hither Green | 121 | 66 | 3 |
| Dartford | 85 | 83 | 10 |
| Orpington | 77 | 65 | 1 |
| Chislehurst | 71 | 65 | 1 |
| Elmstead Woods | 71 | 65 | 1 |
| Grove Park | 71 | 65 | 1 |
| Petts Wood | 71 | 65 | 1 |
| Albany Park | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Bexley | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Crayford | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Mottingham | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| New Eltham | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Sidcup | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Sevenoaks | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonbridge | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochester | 15 | 4 | 0 |
and 70 more stations, each served less often.
How busy London Cannon Street is
7,507,972 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 64th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 258,224 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between London Cannon Street and Lewisham than any other pair: 316,858 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 42 stations instead of 110, a drop of about 62%. Saturday runs to 44.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, London Cannon Street gains 9 destinations including Ladywell, Catford Bridge, Lower Sydenham, New Beckenham, Clock House, West Wickham.
Nearest other stations
- London Bridge 0.5 miles
- Moorgate 0.5 miles
- London Blackfriars 0.5 miles
- London Fenchurch Street 0.6 miles
- City Thameslink 0.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of London Cannon Street, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bank and Monument stations · 0.2 miles
- Blackfriars (SER) · 0.7 miles
- Borough Road · 0.9 miles
- Leman Street closed 1941 · 1.0 miles
- Shoreditch · 1.2 miles
- Shoreditch · 1.3 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.