CILTThe Centre for Independent Transport Research in London

How to get to CILT's new office

CILT is open (by appointment) at Room 208, Colourworks, 2 Abbot Street, Dalston, LONDON E8 3DP. In the event of difficulties finding us, please ring 020 - 7275 9900.

By Pedal Cycle

Abbot Street is off Kingsland High Street (A10), to the East, immediately South of the shopping centre, and just North of Kingsland Road's junction with Balls Pond Road (A104) and Dalston Lane (A104). London Cycle Route 10 runs North-South parallel and just to the West of Kingsland Road. Colourworks has secure (but not covered) cycle parking, but please advise us that you require this facility when arranging your visit and when you press the door intercom on arrival, so that someone can open up for you.

By Rail

Abbot Street is across Kingsland High Street from Dalston Kingsland railway station, on the North London Line (Richmond - Willesden - Highbury & Islington - Stratford - North Woolwich).

Other stations are a bus ride away:

Hackney DownsWAGN Liverpool Street1½km to the EastBus routes 30 or 56
Highbury & IslingtonVictoria Line, WAGN Moorgate branch and Anglia Crosslink2km to the WestBus routes 30 or 277 (also on North London Line)
Stoke NewingtonWAGN Liverpool Street2km to the NorthBus routes 67, 76 or 149
Essex RoadWAGN Moorgate branch2km to the South-EastBus routes 38 or 56 (the 38 continues to Victoria)
Old StreetNorthern Line and WAGN Moorgate branch3km to the SouthBus routes 76 or 243 (the 76 carries on to Moorgate, Bank and Waterloo)
Liverpool StreetCentral Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Circle Line, Metropolitan Line, WAGN, Great Eastern and Anglia3½km to the SouthBus routes 149 or 242 (the 149 carries on to London Bridge and the 242 to Bank and Tottenham Court Road)

The bus details in the above table are given on the basis of the August 2000 bus map. Transport for London has a 24-hour information line: telephone 020 - 7222 1234 (textphone 020 - 7918 3015).

By Bus

Abbot Street is off Kingsland High Street (A10), to the East, immediately South of the shopping centre, and just North of Kingsland Road's junction with Balls Pond Road (A104) and Dalston Lane (A104), all of which have useful bus services.

Heading South on Kingsland Road (A10):

67Aldgate
149Liverpool Street, London Bridge station
242Liverpool Street, Bank, Tottenham Court Road station
243Old Street station

Heading North on Kingsland Road (A10):

67Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Wood Green
76Stoke Newington, Seven Sisters, Tottenham, Northumberland Park station
149Stoke Newington, Seven Sisters, Tottenham, Ponders End
243Stoke Newington, Seven Sisters, Tottenham, Wood Green

Heading West on Balls Pond Road (A104):

30Highbury & Islington, Angel, King's Cross, Euston, Marble Arch
38Essex Road, Angel, Tottenham Court Road station, Piccadilly, Victoria
56Essex Road, Angel, Barbican, Bart's Hospital
277Highbury & Islington

Heading East on Dalston Lane (A104):

30Hackney Downs, Hackney Wick (Eastway)
38Hackney, Clapton Pond
56Hackney Downs, Leyton, Whipps Cross
242Hackney, Homerton Hospital
277Hackney, Mile End, Canary Wharf

Heading South & East on Ridley Road, Dalston Lane & Queensbridge Road(A104):

236Hackney Wick (Eastway)

Heading North-West on Ridley Road, Dalston Lane & Queensbridge Road(A104):

236Finsbury Park

The bus details in the above tables are given on the basis of the August 2000 bus map. Transport for London has a 24-hour information line: telephone 020 - 7222 1234 (textphone 020 - 7918 3015).

Please note that, whilst our new premises are partially accessible, we cannot guarantee the accessibility of the public transport services listed here.


This organisation is funded by London Boroughs Grants

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