Wembley Central station
London Underground and railway station in Wembley Central, London Borough of Brent, England, UK
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.
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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 | |
| 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| 24 September 1982 | Bakerloo line service withdrawn |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 | |
| WGS84 | 51°33′09″N 0°17′48″W / 51.552633°N 0.29663°W |
History
change- 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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
Other websites
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