Wembley Central station

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.

Wembley Central

Location	Wembley
Local authority	London Borough of Brent
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	WMB
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	6 (4 in regular use)
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	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24 September 1982	Bakerloo line service withdrawn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	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses

History

• 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).

Wembley Central Station Media

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  Redevelopment seen in November 2009

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  A map of Wembley Stadium in relation to Olympic Way, Wembley Central, Wembley Stadium and Wembley Park stations, and the A406 North Circular road (bottom right)

Other websites

• Train times and station information for Wembley Central station from National Rail