Wembley Central Station
Wembley Central is a Network Rail station served by London Underground (LU) Bakerloo Line, London Overground (LO), Southern and a few London Midland services. It is located in the High Road of Wembley, northwest London. LO trains (3 trains per hour) use the Watford DC Line platforms on the west side of the station with Milton Keynes/Watford Jn to East Croydon services (operated by Southern), running 1 tph normally using the Slow Line platforms on the east side (5 and 6). In addition to the 4 London Midland services a day, many more stop here in occurrence with events at Wembley Stadium, platforms 5 & 6.
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