Whitechapel is mainly an Underground station through which the Overground happens to pass, and is thus a complicated rabbit warren of lines. It's due to get even more complicated with Crossrail.
The front of the station, facing on to Whitechapel Road:
Inside the ticket hall:
On platform 6 looking north, with an Underground line running over the Overground line:
On platform 6 looking south:
At the far end of platform 5, the steps leading back up to the ticket hall:
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