Wembley Central station
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Wembley Central ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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Location | Wembley |
Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
Managed by | London Underground[1] |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code | WMB |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 6 (4 in regular use) |
Accessible | Yes[2] |
Fare zone | 4 |
London Underground annual entry and exit | |
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– interchange | 75,185[4] |
Key dates | |
1842 | Station opened as "Sudbury" |
1 May 1882 | Renamed "Sudbury & Wembley" |
1 November 1910 | renamed "Wembley for Sudbury" |
16 April 1917 | Bakerloo line |
1948 | Street level buildings reconstructed within shopping arcade |
5 July 1948 | renamed "Wembley Central" |
24 September 1982 | Bakerloo line service withdrawn |
4 June 1984 | Bakerloo line service re-instated |
June 2008 | Station building demolished for re-development |
Other information | |
Lists of stations | |
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WGS84 | 51°33′09″N 0°17′48″W / 51.552633°N 0.29663°WCoordinates: 51°33′09″N 0°17′48″W / 51.552633°N 0.29663°W |
The Wembley Central station is a railway (train) station in Wembley, London. It is a transfer station on the West Coast Main Line, London Overground and London Underground Backerloo Line.
History[change | change source]
- 20 July 1837: London and Birmingham Railway line opened
- 1842: Station opened as "Sudbury"
- 5 July 1948: renamed "Wembley Central"
- February 2009: Southern services between Milton Keynes and East Croydon stop here (each hour Mon-Sat daytime).
- December 2014: London Midland services between London Euston and Tring have been introduced (each hour Mon-Sat daytime).
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations". Transport for London. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
Other websites[change | change source]
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- Train times and station information for Wembley Central station from National Rail