🌙 Quick Answer
Yes! The Windrush line runs all night on Friday and Saturday nights only. Trains run every 15 minutes between New Cross Gate and Highbury & Islington from around midnight until approximately 5:30am.
If you're planning a night out in East London and need to get home late, the Windrush line is your friend. It's the only London Overground route with a proper night service, making it dead useful for anyone living along the route between New Cross Gate and Highbury & Islington.
When Does the Windrush Line Night Service Run?
Here's what you need to know:
Friday Nights
Midnight into Saturday morning until ~5:30am
Saturday Nights
Midnight into Sunday morning until ~5:30am
Frequency
Every 15 minutes throughout the night
Sunday-Thursday
No night service (last trains ~midnight)
Unlike weeknights where the last trains run around midnight, on Friday and Saturday the service runs continuously through the night. There's no gap between the last regular train and the first night train—it's seamless.
The Windrush Line Route at Night
Full Route
All stations served throughout the night
The night service covers the entire Windrush line with no short-working or skipped stations. You can board at any station along the route:
- New Cross Gate
- Queens Road Peckham
- Peckham Rye
- Denmark Hill
- Clapham High Street
- Wandsworth Road
- Clapham Junction
- Denmark Hill
- Hoxton
- Haggerston
- Dalston Kingsland
- Canonbury
- Highbury & Islington
Does the Overground Run All Night on Other Lines?
No. The Windrush line is the only Overground route with night service. Other Overground lines like the Lioness (Gospel Oak to Barking), Mildmay (Stratford to Richmond/Clapham Junction), and all others have no overnight trains.
If you're on one of those routes on a Friday or Saturday night, you'll need to either catch the last train (usually around midnight) or find an alternative—night buses, the Night Tube (if you can connect to it), or a taxi.
💡 Pro Tip: Connecting to the Night Tube
The Windrush line connects to several Night Tube services at Highbury & Islington (Victoria line) and indirectly through other stations. This makes it part of London's wider night transport network on weekends.
How Much Does It Cost?
Night service on the Windrush line costs the same as regular off-peak fares. Use your Oyster card, contactless payment card, or Travelcard exactly as you would during the day. Daily price capping still applies, so you won't pay extra even if you travel late into the night.
If you have a Day Travelcard, it's valid until 4:30am the following morning. So a Friday Travelcard will cover your journey home on Saturday morning.
Why Only on Weekends?
Good question. The Night Tube and Night Overground services only run on Friday and Saturday nights because that's when demand is highest—people going out, coming back from gigs, late shifts, or just needing to travel after midnight.
Running trains all night requires additional staff, maintenance schedules, and operational costs. TfL decided the weekend nights made the most sense financially while still serving the people who need late-night transport most.
What About Other Night Tubes?
The Windrush line is part of London's wider Night Tube network, which includes five Underground lines that also run all night on weekends:
- Victoria line: Brixton to Walthamstow Central (every 10 mins)
- Central line: Ealing Broadway to Loughton/Hainault (every 10-20 mins)
- Jubilee line: Stanmore to Stratford (every 10 mins)
- Northern line: Edgware/High Barnet to Morden via Charing Cross (every 8-15 mins)
- Piccadilly line: Cockfosters to Heathrow Terminal 5 (every 10 mins)
Between the Night Tube lines and the Windrush line, you've got pretty decent coverage across London on weekend nights.
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If you're out in London on a Friday or Saturday night and you're near the Windrush line, you're in luck. The night service runs every 15 minutes all night long, covering the full route between New Cross Gate and Highbury & Islington.
But remember: this only applies to weekends. Sunday through Thursday nights, you'll need to catch the last regular train around midnight or find another way home.
Planning ahead is key—whether that's knowing when the night service runs, or knowing when the last regular train leaves on a weeknight. Either way, you won't be stuck.
Related: Want to know about all the Night Tube lines? Check out our complete Night Tube guide for 2025.