Wigston South railway station

Wigston South
Location
Area Leicestershire
Grid reference SP590983
Operations
Line Midland Counties Railway
Original company Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway[1]
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
ca. 1840 Station opened
ca. 1857 Renamed Wigston South[2]
1 January 1962 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Wigston South railway station was a railway station serving South Wigston in Leicestershire.

In 1840 the Midland Counties Railway opened its main line from Derby to Rugby. In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.

In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line to Hitchin from a junction slightly north of Wigston, and the Leicester – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. A second Wigston railway station was opened nearby on the new main line, and the Midland Counties station was renamed Wigston South to avoid confusion.[2]

British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations in 1962.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Countesthorpe
Line and station closed		   Midland Railway
Midland Counties Railway
   Welford Road
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ Connolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0 7110 0320 3. 
  2. ^ a b Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0 7110 2798 6.