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Wembley Stadium railway station is a Network Rail station in Wembley, Greater London, on the Chiltern Main Line. It is the nearest station to Wembley Stadium , and is located a quarter of a mile (400 m) south west of the sports venue.
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.
Although the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines station at Paddington is on the other side of the main line station to the Bakerloo, Circle and District lines station, it is shown as a single station on the current Tube map, but still counted as two in the official station count. It has been shown as two separate stations at different times in ...
On the Jubilee line the station is between Kingsbury and Neasden stations, and on the Metropolitan line it is between Preston Road and Finchley Road stations. It is located on Bridge Road (A4089) and is the nearest Underground station to exit for Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena.
The forecourt of the station is known as Station Crescent. The station serves Sudbury, which forms the western part of Wembley . Sudbury & Harrow Road National Rail station is located around 350 metres to the north, while Wembley Central station is around 1 km to the east.
Many of the principal central London stations are managed by Network Rail and together form a London station group. Most other stations are managed by the train operating company that provides the majority of services at the station. The London Underground is the manager of some stations that are also served by heavy rail services.
The station was first opened by the London and North Western Railway on 15 June 1912 as part of the New Line between Euston and Watford Junction; LER Bakerloo line services began on 16 April 1917. Originally to be called East Lane, after the road passing over the railway at this location, it was named North Wembley from opening.
The three-letter station code SPB and location code 9587 appear on ticketing systems, and train times for the station began appearing on timetables from May 2007. [10] With a 2007 opening date in mind, the station was to have been served by Silverlink trains, and it was fitted out with Silverlink-branded signage. By the time the station ...