Wigston Glen Parva railway station

Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.

Wigston Glen Parva
Location
Place	Glen Parva
Area	Leicestershire
Coordinates	52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid reference	SP584985
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway[1]
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1882 [2]	opened for military use only
1884 opened for public [3]	Station opened as Glen Parva[4]
1887	Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva[5]
4 March 1968	Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station was opened in the 1882 for Military use and 1884 for public use. 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
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. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml
3. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml
4. Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
5. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wigston_glen_parva/index.shtml