Wigston Glen Parva | |||||
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%2c_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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Wigston Glen Parva railway station was arailway station on theBirmingham to Peterborough Line that servedGlen Parva inLeicestershire,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 | ||||
