Highbury & Islington station

Ticket barriers at Highbury & Islington

Highbury & Islington has ticket barriers.

The gate score above is TrainSpy’s estimate of how likely the barriers are to be open right now, based on staffing patterns and recent traveller reports.

Known gatelines

• Main gateline — ORR 2024–25 usage rank 19. Official National Rail lift data identifies rail/Overground platforms 1, 2, 7 and 8. Single fallback gateline; refine the entrance split via crowd mapping.

Which platforms each gateline serves — and its live open/closed status — is shown when you plan a journey in the app.

Staffing

This station is staffed full time, so any barriers are usually in operation while trains run.

Live departures

Nearby stations

• Drayton Park — about 650 m away
• Canonbury — about 750 m away
• Essex Road — about 800 m away
• Caledonian Road & Barnsbury — about 1.0 km away
• Dalston Junction — about 1.8 km away

Plan a journey through Highbury & Islington

TrainSpy plans full National Rail journeys and shows, for each leg, the live platform, the exact gateline you’ll pass, delays and ticket-check reports — open the app to try it. It’s free, installs from the browser, and needs no account.