Wembley Central station

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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(s)WMB
DfT category C2
Number of platforms6 (4 in regular use)
AccessibleYes [2]
Fare zone 4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase2.svg 5.65 million [3]
2020Decrease2.svg 3.77 million [4]
2021Decrease2.svg 2.71 million [5]
2022Increase2.svg 4.37 million [6]
2023Increase2.svg 4.60 million [7]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Increase2.svg 3.521 million [8]
– interchange Increase2.svg 0.145 million [8]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 1.345 million [8]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 46,777 [8]
2021–22Increase2.svg 2.732 million [8]
– interchange Increase2.svg 92,052 [8]
2022–23Increase2.svg 3.340 million [8]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 50,670 [8]
2023–24Increase2.svg 3.710 million [8]
– interchange Increase2.svg 59,289 [8]
Key dates
1842Station opened as "Sudbury"
1 May 1882Renamed "Sudbury & Wembley"
1 November 1910renamed "Wembley for Sudbury"
16 April 1917 Bakerloo line
1948Street level buildings reconstructed within shopping arcade
5 July 1948renamed "Wembley Central"
24 September 1982 Bakerloo line service withdrawn
4 June 1984 Bakerloo 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
Coordinates 51°33′09″N0°17′48″W / 51.5526°N 0.2966°W / 51.5526; -0.2966
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Wembley Central is an interchange station in Wembley, north-west London. It is situated on the east-west High Road and is near to both Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena. The station provides an interchange between Bakerloo line services of the London Underground; Lioness line services of the London Overground; and National Rail services operated by Southern on the West Coast main line.

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History

Wembley Central station
Location of Wembley Central station

On 20 July 1837, the London and Birmingham Railway line opened, and in 1842 this station opened as "Sudbury". It was later renamed to "Sudbury and Wembley" in 1882, and then again to "Wembley for Sudbury" in 1910, coinciding with the construction of the LNWR New Line. Bakerloo line services over the New Line began on 16 April 1917.

In 1936 street level buildings were reconstructed with a shopping arcade, and in 1948, further work took place in preparation for the Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium. The station was renamed again on 5 July 1948, this time to "Wembley Central", the name that is still in use. Station Square was constructed by Ravenseft Properties Limited in 1965, taking the form of a 2+12 acres (1.0 ha) concrete raft over the station (see also Stratford Centre), providing most of the current station layout. [9] Bakerloo line services were withdrawn on 24 September 1982, but later reinstated on 4 June 1984.

In November 2007, station management transferred from Silverlink to London Underground. The 1936 and 1948 surface buildings were being demolished in June 2008 in preparation for redevelopment. Southern services between Milton Keynes and East Croydon began here in February 2009, with an off-peak service pattern of one train per hour per direction on Monday to Saturday. London Midland services between London Euston and Tring were introduced in December 2014, also with an off-peak service pattern of one train per hour per direction on Monday to Saturday, but this was later withdrawn in December 2022 by London Northwestern Railway.

Accidents and incidents

Services and operations

Services at Wembley Central are operated by London Underground on the Bakerloo line, London Overground on the Lioness line, and Southern on the West London line. The off-peak service at the station in trains per hour is:

London Underground (Bakerloo line)

London Overground (Lioness line)

Southern


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North Wembley Lioness line Stonebridge Park
towards Euston
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North Wembley Bakerloo line Stonebridge Park
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Southern
Historical railways
London and North Western Railway

Wembley Central has the appearance of an underground station due to the elevated position of the High Road (where the main entrance was until recently behind a 1940s shopping arcade) and the enclosed nature of the platforms below the raft upon which Station Square is built; it is actually generally at or above the local ground level, having been reconstructed by British Rail in its current form during the 1960s electrification of the West Coast Main Line. It is the first station out of Euston to have platforms on all three pairs of tracks and the combination of the confined space and through trains passing at speed on platforms 3-6 (the main line platforms) create a wind tunnel effect which can be dangerous for passengers.[ citation needed ]

The station was modernised in 2006 by Silverlink with additional safety features. [12]

Station works

The passenger footbridge at the London end of the station, completed in late 2006 by civil engineers C Spencer Ltd, carries extra foot traffic to and from the platforms during event days at the nearby Wembley Stadium; the everyday access is at the "country" end of the platforms. In practice, this means the bridge is usually locked and out of use, only being opened when the stadium itself is in use. [13]

Other recent works include the resurfacing of platforms 1 and 2 complete with the installation of curved steel cladding panels also completed by contractor, C Spencer Ltd. The station's staff received refurbished messing facilities and new public toilets have also been installed.

In 2011–12, the station was made step-free, in preparation for the Olympics. A step-free route was provided between the station entrance and platforms 1 and 2 for the first time, with the installation of two new lifts and a stair lift. The toilets were refurbished to make them fully accessible. Two platforms were extended as well. This improvement scheme cost £2.5m. [14]

Redevelopment

Redevelopment seen in November 2009 Wembley Central stn main line entrances.JPG
Redevelopment seen in November 2009

In June 2008, the London Borough of Brent (Local council) planned that the station was going to be demolished for redevelopment, as part of the Wembley Central Square plan, by St. Modwen construction company (although the plan also included new apartments, shops and open space surface).

Connections

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) Wembley Stadium map.png
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)

London Buses routes 18, 79, 83, 92, 182, 204, 223, 297, 483 and H17 and night routes N18 and N83 serve the station.

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