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
Wembley Central Location of Wembley Central in Greater London
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
2017	5.93 million[3]
2018	5.60 million[4]
2019	5.65 million[5]
2020	3.77 million[6]
2021	2.71 million[7]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16	3.384 million[8]
2016–17	3.342 million[8]
– interchange	75,185[8]
2017–18	3.344 million[8]
– interchange	70,081[8]
2018–19	3.351 million[8]
– interchange	89,217[8]
2019–20	3.521 million[8]
– interchange	0.145 million[8]
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24 September 1982	Bakerloo line service withdrawn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
External links	TfL station info page Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.552633°N 0.29663°W / 51.552633; -0.29663

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).

References

1. "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.
2. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2019.
3. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)". London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
4. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
7. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
8. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

Other websites

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