Wembley Central station - 0845 127 2920

Wembley Central is an interchange station in Wembley, in north-west London, served by London Underground Bakerloo line, London Overground, London Midland and Southern. It is on the modest-sized east-west High Road. The station serves Wembley Stadium.History20 July 1837: London and Birmingham Railway line opened1842: Station opened as "Sudbury"1 May 1882: renamed "Sudbury & Wembley"1 November 1910: renamed "Wembley for Sudbury", coincident with construction of the "LNWR New Line"16 April 1917: Bakerloo line service commenced over New Line1936 Street level building reconstructed with shopping arcade1948 Further work in preparation for Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium5 July 1948: renamed "Wembley Central"1965 Station Square constructed on a 2+1/2acre concrete raft over the station by Ravenseft Properties Limited (see also Stratford Centre), providing most of current layout24 September 1982: Bakerloo line service withdrawn4 June 1984: Bakerloo line service re-instatedNovember 2007: Station management transferred from Silverlink Trains to London UndergroundJune 2008: 1936/1948 surface buildings in process of being demolished for redevelopmentFebruary 2009: Southern services between Milton Keynes Central 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).

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