Wigston Glen Parva railway station

Wigston Glen Parva
Location
Place Glen Parva
Area Leicestershire
Coordinates 52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396Coordinates: 52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid reference SP584985
Operations
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway[1]
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
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
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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

  1. Connolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
  2. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml
  3. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml
  4. Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
  5. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml
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