Glen Parva railway station

Glen Parva
Location
Place Glen Parva
Area Leicestershire
Coordinates 52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°WCoordinates: 52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W
Grid reference SP584985
Operations
Original company South Leicestershire Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway[1]
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
ca. 1868 Station opened as Wigston Glen Parva[2]
unknown Station renamed Glen Parva[2]
4 March 1968 Station closed
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Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.

The station was opened in the 1860s as Wigston Glen Parva[2] by the South Leicestershire Railway. The London and North Western Railway took over the South Leicestershire in 1867[3] and later shortened the station name to Glen Parva.[2] In 1872 the Midland Railway added a south chord to Wigston Junction, creating a direct link between Wigston Magna station on the Midland Main Line and Glen Parva.

British Rail closed the station in 1968.

In 1986 BR opened a new station on the same line, South Wigston, about 300 metres east of the site of Glen Parva.

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

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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
  3. ↑ "Series reference RAIL 636". The Catalogue. The National Archives. 5 October 2011.