Wembley Park tube station
Jubilee line and Metropolitan line · Zone 4 · Brent
About Wembley Park station
Metropolitan trains passed rural Wembley without stopping until the railway’s chairman, Edward Watkin, bought land beside the line in 1881 for a pleasure ground centred on Watkin’s Tower, planned at 1,200 feet to outdo the Eiffel Tower. The station was built for excursion crowds: it opened on 14 October 1893 for Saturday football matches in the park only, and fully on 12 May 1894, with extra platforms for the expected numbers. The tower was never completed and was demolished in 1904, but the park later hosted the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, whose stadium became Wembley Stadium.
The Metropolitan opened a branch from here to Stanmore on 10 December 1932; the Bakerloo took it over from 20 November 1939 and the Jubilee line from 1 May 1979, which is why the two lines diverge here. For the 1948 Olympics a red-brick modernist extension added a ticket hall and stairs, and a temporary staircase built for Euro 96 stayed unfinished until 2004. The £80 million rebuild completed by Tube Lines in 2006 raised capacity by 70%, with a much larger ticket hall, new footbridges, event-day entrances and five lifts for step-free access.
First and last trains from Wembley Park
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee towards Stanmore | 05:37 – 00:59 | 05:37 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:24 |
| Jubilee towards Stratford, North Greenwich or West Ham | 05:05 – 00:24 | 05:05 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:13 to Neasden |
| Metropolitan towards Uxbridge, Watford or Amersham | 05:33 – 00:56 | 05:33 – 00:56 | 05:33 – 00:56 | 07:11 – 00:33 |
| Metropolitan towards Aldgate or Baker Street | 05:38 – 00:32 to Baker Street | 05:38 – 00:32 to Baker Street | 05:38 – 00:32 to Baker Street | 07:02 – 00:12 to Baker Street |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 22 Jubilee trains an hour per direction and 23 Metropolitan trains an hour per direction from Wembley Park, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Wembley Park
Running times between Wembley Park and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Jubilee | Kingsbury | 3.7 min |
| Jubilee | Neasden | 3.4 min |
| Metropolitan | Finchley Road | 7.2 min |
| Metropolitan | Preston Road | 2.7 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the Jubilee line and Metropolitan line.
Station facilities
What is near Wembley Park station
On Bridge Road, Wembley Park is the nearest tube station for both Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena, and widened stairs lead down to Olympic Way for event crowds, close to the Bobby Moore Bridge. Within 400 m are the Repton Gardens play area is about 340 m away and Chalkhill Park about 390 m. Day and night buses also serve the station, which sits between Preston Road and Finchley Road on the Metropolitan line.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Repton Gardens - Play Area | 340 m |
| Chalkhill Park | 390 m |
Frequently asked questions
Metropolitan Railway chairman Edward Watkin built it to serve his pleasure grounds at Wembley, centred on a planned 1,200-foot tower meant to be taller than the Eiffel Tower. The station first opened on 14 October 1893 for Saturday football only and fully on 12 May 1894. The tower was never finished and was demolished in 1904.
A red-brick ticket hall and extra stairs were added for the 1948 Olympics, and a temporary staircase was built for Euro 96. The early-2000s rebuild, finished in 2006 at a cost of £80 million, increased capacity by 70% and added event-day entrances and exits, more footbridges and wider stairs to Olympic Way.