Wigston South railway station

This article is about former Midland Counties Railway station. For the current railway station, see South Wigston railway station.
Wigston South
Location
Place South Wigston
Area Oadby and Wigston
Coordinates 52°34′45″N 1°07′51″W / 52.5793°N 1.1307°W / 52.5793; -1.1307Coordinates: 52°34′45″N 1°07′51″W / 52.5793°N 1.1307°W / 52.5793; -1.1307
Grid reference SP590983
Operations
Original company Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway[1]
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
30 June 1840 Station opened as Wigston
1 October 1868 Renamed Wigston South
1 January 1962 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Wigston South railway station was a railway station serving South Wigston in Leicestershire.

The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway[2] main line from Derby to Rugby. In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.

In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line to Hitchin from a junction slightly north of Wigston, and the Leicester – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. A second Wigston railway station was opened nearby on the new main line, and on 1 October 1868 the Midland Counties station was renamed Wigston South to avoid confusion.[3][2]

British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Wigston South which closed on 1 January 1962.[2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Countesthorpe
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway
Midland Counties Railway
  Welford Road
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. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
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