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Fill each square with a London station that fits both its row and its column. Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line and DLR stations only: trams are not included. You get nine guesses (or as many as you like in Unlimited mode), and each station can be used only once. Quieter stations score better. Not sure what a clue means? Tap it on the grid, or see .
Your station map
Every station you place in a daily grid is collected and lights up. Practice grids don't count.
Tap a station to see it. Drag to move, pinch or scroll to zoom.
The map is a guide, not an exact plan. Real map places stations by their real locations, joined by straight lines, so tracks don't follow every curve. Diagram is our own simplified sketch, so some stations sit a little out of place. If something looks wrong, email [email protected].
The map shows Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line and DLR stations. Trams are not included.
Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2016, and Geomni UK Map data © and database rights [2019]. MindtheGrid is not affiliated with Transport for London.
Achievements
Collect stations from the daily grid to complete lines, zones and milestones.
How to play
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- Pick a square. Each one has a clue for its row and a clue for its column.
- Name a London station that fits both. Type the first 3 letters and pick from the list. Each station can be used once.
- Fill all nine. You get 9 guesses in Normal mode, or as many as you like in Unlimited mode. A wrong station costs a guess.
- Collect stations. Every station you place in the daily grid lights up on your Map. A new grid comes out every day at midnight.
Scoring: go for quiet stations
As soon as you place an answer, its square shows how common it is. Busy stations are common and quiet ones are rare, based on how many people use each station a year (TfL figures).
Your rarity score adds up all nine squares, and an empty square counts as 100. Lower is better, so the less obvious station wins.
Which stations count
Every Tube, London Overground, Elizabeth line and DLR station with a TfL fare zone (zones 1 to 9). That includes a few just outside London, such as Epping, Amersham and Watford. Trams are not included, and neither are National Rail-only stations. Stations shared with trams, such as Wimbledon, count because a train line stops there too.
Good to know
- Name clues use the official station name. Capitals and punctuation don't matter.
- Unknown names and stations you've already placed don't cost a guess.
- Tap any clue on the grid to see its rule.
- Each daily and practice grid is marked Easy, Medium or Hard. Hard grids have squares with only a few answers, or answers that are mostly quiet stations.
The clues
Puzzles
Themed grids picked by MindTheGrid, just for fun. They don't count towards your stats, streak or map.
- Specific answers. Every square must also fit the puzzle's theme, so some squares have only one or two stations that work.
- You can clear a square. Stuck? Tap a filled square and choose Clear this square.
- No guess limit. Keep trying until every square is filled.
Make your own grid
Pick three row clues and three column clues. Every square needs at least three stations that fit, and the grid has to be solvable with nine different stations.
Play a friend's grid
Custom grids don't add stations to your map. Only the daily grid does.
About MindtheGrid
Hi, I'm Jack. I moved to London in 2025. I love city-building and transport games, so naturally I fell for the complexity of the London transport network. MindtheGrid is purely a hobby project.
The game
Every day there's a new 3×3 grid. Find a Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line or DLR station that fits each square's row and column (trams are not included), with nine guesses to fill all nine squares. Every station you place is collected on your map, so the more you play, the more of London lights up.
Support the game
MindtheGrid is free, with no ads. If you enjoy it, you can buy me a coffee. It all goes back into keeping MindtheGrid running.
Your progress
There are no accounts and nothing about you is stored on a server. Your stats and map are saved in this browser. To move them to another device, or keep them safe, use Back up or move your progress in .
How to play
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Thanks
Built with my husband, Bradley, who helped make this happen.
Test version
MindtheGrid is in a test window before its proper launch. Things may change, and progress made now could be reset, so keep a backup code from My stats if you want to be safe.
Privacy and terms
No accounts, no ads and no tracking: your progress stays on your device. When you finish today's grid, the game sends anonymous counts (your score and answers, with nothing that identifies you) to help me see how hard each grid is.
Read the privacy notice and the terms of use.
Get in touch
Spotted a mistake, or have an issue or concern? Email [email protected]. This is a hobby, so I'll do my best to reply.
AI and data
Playing MindtheGrid doesn't involve AI. The game was built with help from AI tools, for the design, code and deployment.
Station and line data: Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2016, and Geomni UK Map data © and database rights [2019]. Borough boundaries: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MindtheGrid is not affiliated with Transport for London. Curious why a station counts? .