Wembley Central station

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Wembley Central London Underground London Overground National Rail
Wembley Central station 8.jpg
Wembley Central is located in Greater London
Wembley Central
Wembley Central
Location of Wembley Central in Greater London
LocationWembley
Local authorityLondon Borough of Brent
Managed byLondon Underground[1]
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeWMB
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms6 (4 in regular use)
AccessibleYes[2]
Fare zone4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2015Increase 5.79 million[3]
2016Decrease 5.77 million[3]
2017Increase 5.93 million[3]
2018Decrease 5.60 million[4]
2019Increase 5.65 million[5]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16Increase 3.384 million[6]
2016–17Decrease 3.342 million[6]
– interchange 75,185[6]
2017–18Increase 3.344 million[6]
– interchange Decrease 70,081[6]
2018–19Increase 3.351 million[6]
– interchange Increase 89,217[6]
2019–20Increase 3.521 million[6]
– interchange Increase 0.145 million[6]
Key dates
1842Station opened as "Sudbury"
1 May 1882Renamed "Sudbury & Wembley"
1 November 1910renamed "Wembley for Sudbury"
16 April 1917Bakerloo line
1948Street level buildings reconstructed within shopping arcade
5 July 1948renamed "Wembley Central"
24 September 1982Bakerloo line service withdrawn
4 June 1984Bakerloo line service re-instated
June 2008Station building demolished for re-development
2009-2015Major re-development of the station and the area.
Other information
External links
WGS8451°33′09″N 0°17′48″W / 51.5526°N 0.2966°W / 51.5526; -0.2966Coordinates: 51°33′09″N 0°17′48″W / 51.5526°N 0.2966°W / 51.5526; -0.2966
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

Wembley Central is an interchange station on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), London Overground and London Underground on the Watford DC line in Wembley, in north-west London, served by suburban services operated by London Underground and Arriva Rail London and regional services operated by London Northwestern Railway and Southern services. It is on the modest-sized east-west High Road. The station serves Wembley Stadium and the nearby Wembley Arena.