Calling at... British railway stations: Wembley Central (WMB)

Wembley Central is a stop on the London Underground Bakerloo Line in North London between Stonebridge Park and North Wembley. It is also a stop on the London Overground Watford DC Line. There is also a limited service on the West Coast Main Line.

Bakerloo Line 3241 prepares to depart

Information
Type:	National Rail (West Coast Main Line) Transport for London (Bakerloo Line & London Overground Watford DC Line)
Station code:	WMB
Opened:	1842
Platforms:	6

The station was opened as Sudbury by the London & Birmingham Railway in 1842. It was renamed Sudbury & Wembley in 1882 [1]. The LNWR New Line, nowadays part of the London Overground, opened in 1910, the station was renamed Wembley for Sudbury. The Bakerloo Line began operating from the station in 1917. The station was renamed Wembley Central in 1948.

The station has a concrete raft built part of the platforms it in 1965 which gives the TfL platforms the appearance of an underground station. Most services at the station are operated by Transport for London though there is a limited service on the WCML by LNWR and Southern.