South Wigston railway station

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South Wigston station is located on the Birmingham to Leicester railway line. It was built in the early eighties, but has fallen into a bad state of repair, due to vandalism from local youths. Only selected trains running between Birmingham and Leicester stop here.

The station is unmanned and offers no way of purchasing tickets at the station. Facilities on the platform consist of two "bus shelter" like canopies to protect passengers against the weather and a time-table notice board.

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Wigston is the point where the Midland Railway diverted its line in 1857 to Rugby, building a new line to Hitchin (and later to St.Pancras.

At this point the LNWR line from Blaby and Nuneaton, which had its own station Glen Parva, joined the Midland in a northerly direction. The station on the old Midland Counties Railway line was called Wigston South, while a new station Wigston Magna was built on the main line slightly south of the junction. In 1860 the Midland acquired running powers on the Nuneaton line, which was later extended to Whitacre, and a south curve was added in 1872. All of these stations closed in 1968 to be replaced by the present South Wigston situated on the North Curve of the triangular junction.

In its heyday, Wigston was an important interchange point with a large sidings and wagon repair shop. A locomotive shed was added in 1873. This closed in 1934 but was reopened during World War II while Leicester shed was being rebuilt and then stayed open until 1955.

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