Wigston Glen Parva railway station
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Wigston Glen Parva | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
| Coordinates | 52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway[1] |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1882 [2] | opened for military use only |
| 1884 opened for public [3] | Station opened as Glen Parva[4] |
| 1887 | Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva[5] |
| 4 March 1968 | Station closed |
Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.
The station was opened in the 1882 for Military use and 1884 for public use. British Rail closed the station in 1968.
In 1986 BR opened a new station on the same line, South Wigston, about 300 metres east of the site of Glen Parva.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaby Line open, station closed |
L&NWR South Leicestershire Railway |
Welford Road Line open, station closed | ||
| Wigston Magna Line open, station closed | ||||
References
- ^ Connolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
- ^ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml
- ^ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml
- ^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
- ^ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml