Wigston Glen Parva railway station

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Wigston Glen Parva
Wigston Glen Parva railway station (site), Leicestershire (geograph 4817809).jpg
The site of the station in 2016
General information
Location Glen Parva, Leicestershire
England
Coordinates 52°34′52″N1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396 Coordinates: 52°34′52″N1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid reference SP584985
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon 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]
1887Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva [5]
4 March 1968Station closed

Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.

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History

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.

Stationmasters

Route

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

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References

  1. ↑ Connolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3.
  2. ↑ "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
  3. ↑ "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
  4. ↑ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN   0-7110-2798-6.
  5. ↑ "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
  6. ↑ "London and North Western Railway. Opening of Glen Parva Station" . Leicester Journal. England. 28 March 1884. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wigston's Station new look wins first prize" . Leicester Daily Mercury. England. 4 September 1950. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "1875 -1890 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 88. 1875. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "1889-1901 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 209. 1889. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. 1 2 "1902-1911 Coaching". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 365. 1902. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kibworth" . Market Harborough Advertiser and Mail. England. 11 January 1929. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
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