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Wigston Glen Parva railway station information


Wigston Glen Parva
The site of the station in 2016
General information
LocationGlen Parva, Leicestershire
England
Coordinates52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid referenceSP584985
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon 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.

  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".

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