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Wembley Stadium railway station is a Network Rail station in Wembley,
On 20 November 1905 the Great Central Railway opened a new route for freight trains between Neasden Junction and Northolt Junction. Passenger services from Marylebone began on 1 March 1906, when three new stations were opened: Wembley Hill, and South Harrow. On 2 April 1906 these services were extended to Northolt Junction.
Wembley Hill station was renamed ''Wembley Complex'' on 8 May 1978 in order to indicate its proximity to the nearby sports facilities, as well as to a recently opened conference centre, before getting its present name ''Wembley Stadium'' on 11 May 1987. 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. The 4 tracks were closed for a week by a landslide in a cutting near the station from 18 February 1918.
File:Wembly stadium station 2001.JPG, Wembley stadium station in 2001, before it was modernised
File:Wembleystat2.JPG, The station with the 'White Horse Bridge' above it
Wembley Stadium at Chiltern Railways
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, 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.
History
First Wembley Stadium station
The first station to bear the name Wembley Stadium, at (), about east-north-east of the present station, was opened by the LNER on 28 April 1923 as ''The Exhibition Station (Wembley)
Exhibition Station (Wembley) was a railway station in Wembley Park in what is now the London Borough of Brent. It was built on a spur to connect the 1924-5 British Empire Exhibition to London Marylebone.
Exhibition Station opened on 28 April ...
''. It had one platform, and was situated on a loop which forked off the Chiltern Main Line between Neasden Junction and Wembley Hill station (now Wembley Stadium station, see below). It then curved round in a clockwise direction to regain the Chiltern Main Line at a point slightly closer to Neasden Junction. The connections faced London to allow an intensive service with no reversing. The station was renamed several times, becoming Wembley Stadium station in 1928. The station was last used on 18 May 1968 for the 1968 FA Cup Final
The 1968 FA Cup Final was the 87th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 18 May 1968 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between West Bromwich Albion and Everton.
West Brom won 1–0 after extra time. Jeff Astle scored the winning goal, thus a ...
between Everton v West Bromwich Albion, and was officially closed on 1 September 1969.
Traces of the line can be seen on maps and in aerial photographs. It was normally used only for passenger services for events at the stadium or the Empire Pool within the estate, built for the 1924-25 British Empire Exhibition. Temporary sidings led into the "Palace of Engineering" exhibition hall where both the Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
's locomotive '' Caerphilly Castle'' and the London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...
's '' Flying Scotsman'' were displayed, with each claimed by its owners to be the most powerful passenger locomotive in Britain.
Present station
On 20 November 1905 the Great Central Railway opened a new route for freight trains between Neasden Junction and Northolt Junction. Passenger services from Marylebone began on 1 March 1906, when three new stations were opened: Wembley Hill, and South Harrow. On 2 April 1906 these services were extended to Northolt Junction.
Wembley Hill station was renamed ''Wembley Complex'' on 8 May 1978 in order to indicate its proximity to the nearby sports facilities, as well as to a recently opened conference centre, before getting its present name ''Wembley Stadium'' on 11 May 1987. 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. The 4 tracks were closed for a week by a landslide in a cutting near the station from 18 February 1918.
Services
Train services are operated byChiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways, formally The Chiltern Railway Company Limited, is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009, it has been a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains.
Chiltern Railw ...
and run from Marylebone towards High Wycombe and Birmingham Snow Hill.
The typical off-peak service is:
*2 trains per hour to London Marylebone only
*1 train per hour to Gerrards Cross calling at Sudbury Hill Harrow, Northolt Park, West Ruislip and Denham
*1 train per hour to High Wycombe calling at South Ruislip, Gerrards Cross and Beaconsfield.
The service to central London is quicker than from other stations in the area. Trains can reach London Marylebone non-stop in ten minutes.
During busier periods (usually due to an event at the stadium) a seven carriage shuttle operates between Marylebone and Wembley Stadium using the turnback siding just west of the station to enable trains to quickly turn around to go back to London. There is an enhanced northbound service too, with trains travelling to Banbury, Birmingham and beyond making additional calls at the station.
Connections
London Buses
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routes 83, 92, 182
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and night route N83 serve the station.
It is bounded to the south by the Harrow Road ( A404 road).
Gallery
Notes
External links
Wembley Stadium at Chiltern Railways
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