Wembley Central Station - History

History

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  • 20 July 1837: London and Birmingham Railway line opened
  • 1842: 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 Line
  • 1936 Street level building reconstructed with shopping arcade
  • 1948 Further work in preparation for Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium
  • 5 July 1948: renamed "Wembley Central"
  • 1960s Station Square constructed on raft over station, providing most of current layout.
  • 24 September 1982: Bakerloo Line service withdrawn
  • 4 June 1984: Bakerloo Line service re-instated
  • November 2007: Station management transferred from Silverlink Trains to London Underground
  • June 2008: 1936/1948 surface buildings in process of being demolished for redevelopment
  • February 2009: Southern services to East Croydon stop here more regularly (every hour Mon-Sat daytime).

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