Exhibition Station, Wembley
marked as Wembley Stadium station (centre-right), 1938
Local authorityLondon Borough of Brent
Railway companies
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
28 April 1923 (1923-04-28)Opened as Exhibition Station, Wembley[1]
?Renamed Wembley Exhibition[2]
by February 1928Renamed Wembley Stadium[2]
18 May 1968 (1968-05-18)Last train[2]
1 September 1969Officially Closed
Other information
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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 1923, the day of Wembley Stadium's first FA cup final. It was later renamed Wembley Exhibition, and then, in February 1928, Wembley Stadium (now the name of the former Wembley Hill station to the southwest).

It was only really used to transport spectators to Wembley events. It stopped carrying passengers in May 1968 and officially closed on 1 September 1969.

Services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   London & North Eastern Railway
Wembley Exhibition Loop		   London Marylebone

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 114. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 244. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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