Narborough railway station
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Narborough railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Narborough |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Coordinates | 52°34′15″N 1°12′12″W / 52.5708°N 1.2032°WCoordinates: 52°34′15″N 1°12′12″W / 52.5708°N 1.2032°W |
| Grid reference | SP541973 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NBR |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 363,174 |
| 2012/13 |
370,658 |
| 2013/14 |
390,282 |
| 2014/15 |
 383,052 |
| 2015/16 |
386,782 |
| History | |
| Original company | South Leicestershire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1864 | Opened |
| 4 March 1968 | Closed |
| 5 January 1970 | Reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Narborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Narborough railway station serves the villages of Narborough and Littlethorpe in Leicestershire. It is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Leicester. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT), who are not the train operating company (TOC) – only CrossCountry operate from this station.
A full range of tickets for travel is available from the station ticket office when it is open, or at other times from the guard on the train at no extra cost.
History
The station was opened in 1864 by the South Leicestershire Railway, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1867.[1]
British Railways closed the station on 4 March 1968, but public objections led BR to reopen it on 5 January 1970.[2] Restoration of the station after 21 months of disuse cost £3,250, which was paid for by the then Blaby Rural District Council and Blaby Parish Council.[3]
Next to the station is a level crossing across Littlethorpe Road.
Services
There are services to Leicester and Birmingham New Street in each direction usually every hour. A few trains on the service between New Street and Stansted Airport via Cambridge also call at Narborough, but most pass through without stopping.[4]
This station has a waiting room, which is open for the same hours as the booking office.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| CrossCountry | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Croft Line open, station closed |
LNWR South Leicestershire Railway |
Blaby Line open, station closed | ||
References
- ↑ "Series reference RAIL 636". The Catalogue. The National Archives. 5 October 2011.
- ↑ Stretton, John (2005). Leicestershire. British Railways Past and Present. Past and Present Publishing. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85895-198-4.
- ↑ Bevan, Alan, ed. (1998). A-Z of Rail Reopenings (fourth ed.). Fareham: Railway Development Society Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0-901283-13-4.
- ↑ Table 47 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Narborough railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Narborough railway station from National Rail
