Wigston Glen Parva | |
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General information | |
Location | Glen Parva, Leicestershire England |
Coordinates | 52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W |
Grid reference | SP584985 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
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 |
1 April 1884[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 1882 for military use, and on 1 April 1884[6] for public use.
In 1950 the station won first prize in the London Midland Region Garden Competition.[7]
British Rail closed the station in 1968.
In 1986 BR opened a new station on the same line, South Wigston, about 300 m (330 yd) east of the site of Glen Parva.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Blaby Line open, station closed |
L&NWR South Leicestershire Railway |
Welford Road Line open, station closed | ||
Wigston Magna Line open, station closed |