Wembley Central station

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Wembley Central
Location
Place Wembley
Local authority London Borough of Brent
Operations
Station code WMB
Managed by London Underground[1]
Platforms in use 4 (of 6)
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.984 million
2005/06 * 1.037 million
Transport for London
Zone 4
2005 annual usage 2.614 million †
2007 annual usage 3.168 million †
History
1842
1 May 1882
1 November 1910
16 April 1917
1948
5 July 1948
September 24, 1982
4 June 1984		 Station opened as "Sudbury"
Re-named "Sudbury & Wembley"
re-named "Wembley for Sudbury"
Bakerloo Line
Street level buildings reconstructed within shopping arcade
re-named "Wembley Central"
Bakerloo Line service withdrawn
Bakerloo Line service re-instated
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wembley Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Wembley Central station
 UK Railways Portal


Wembley Central is a Network Rail station served by London Underground and National Rail services. It is located in High Road, Wembley in Greater London.

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[edit] History

Brief Details

[edit] Services

Wembley Central has the appearance of an underground station due to the elevated position of the High Road (where the main entrance is located 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 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 through 6 (the main line platforms) create a wind tunnel effect which can be dangerous for passengers. As a result, the 4 mainline platforms (which do not see regular service) are locked out for most of the day and entrance is only allowed when trains are due, generally the few Southern services, which use platforms 5 and 6 (on the slow main line).

The station was modernised in 2006 with additional safety features.

Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
Bakerloo line
London Overground
Watford DC Line
towards Euston
National Rail
Harrow & Wealdstone   Southern
(Mon-Fri peak hours)		   Kensington Olympia
Harrow & Wealdstone   London Midland
West Coast Main Line		   London Euston

[edit] Future

The station has now undergone some improvements, most notably the new passenger footbridge at the London end of the station. Completed in late 2006 by civil engineers C Spencer Ltd., its purpose is to carry 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.

Other recent works include the resurfacing of platforms 1 and 2 complete with the installation of curved steel cladding panels. The station's staff received refurbished messing facilities and new public toilets have also been installed. The Central Square area is still to be fully regenerated.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Transport for London - Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations - 5 December 2006.

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