Wembley Stadium railway station
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| Location | Wembley |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Brent |
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways |
| Station code | WCX |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Travelcard zone | 4 |
| NR 2004/5 usage | 0.111 million[1] |
| NR 2005/6 usage | 0.078 million[1] |
| NR 2006/7 usage | 0.182 million[1] |
| NR 2007/8 usage | 0.678 million[1] |
| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Facilities |
Wembley Stadium railway station is a Network Rail station in Wembley, Greater London on the Chiltern Main Line. At a quarter of a mile (400m) south west of the sports venue it is the nearest station to Wembley Stadium.
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[edit] History
[edit] First Wembley Stadium station
The first Wembley Stadium station, at (51°33′31″N 0°16′23″W / 51.558638°N 0.273010°W), about one kilometre ENE of the present station, was opened by the LNER in 1923 as The Exhibition Station (Wembley) with one platform on a loop between Wembley Hill station (which is now called Wembley Stadium station) and Neasden Junction off the Chiltern Main Line. The connections faced London to allow an intensive service with no reversing. It was renamed several times to become Wembley Stadium Station in 1928[2]. The station closed in 1968. Traces of the line can be seen on maps and in aerial photographs. The line was normally used only for passenger services for events at the stadium or the Empire Pool within the estate built for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition. Temporary sidings led into the "Palace of Engineering" exhibition hall where both the Great Western Railway's locomotive Caerphilly Castle and the London and North Eastern Railway's Flying Scotsman were displayed with each claimed by its owners as the most powerful passenger locomotive in Britain.[3][4]
[edit] Present station
The present station opened in 1906 as "Wembley Hill" and became "Wembley Complex" before getting its present name. There were originally four tracks with the two platforms on passing loops outside the inner non-stop running lines; the current two-track layout dates from the 1960s.
[edit] Services
Train services are operated by Chiltern Railways and run from Marylebone towards High Wycombe and Birmingham Snow Hill. The service to central London is quicker than from other stations in the area. Trains can reach London Marylebone in ten minutes. During busier periods (usually due to an event at the stadium) an seven car shuttle operates between Marylebone and Wembley Stadium using the turnback siding just to the north of the station to return to London. In addition, Wrexham and Shropshire services to Marylebone also call on busy days to help alleviate overcrowding.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wembley Stadium railway station from Office of Rail Regulation statistics
- ^ http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/c1475068.html
- ^ Welbourn, Nigel (1998). Lost Lines London. Shepperton, England: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2623-8.
- ^ Nock, Oswald (1983). British Locomotives of the 20th Century. Cambridge, England: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 210. ISBN 0850595959.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wembley Stadium railway station |
- Train times and station information for Wembley Stadium railway station from National Rail
- Wembley Stadium at Chiltern Railways
Coordinates: 51°33′15″N 0°17′11″W / 51.5543°N 0.2863°W
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| Sudbury & Harrow Road Northolt Park on Saturdays and Sundays |
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| Banbury | Wrexham & Shropshire London-Wrexham major events only |
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