Wigston Glen Parva
The site of the station in 2016
General information
Location	Glen Parva, Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52°34′52″N1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid reference	SP584985
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway [1]
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1882 [2]	opened for military use only
1 April 1884 [3]	Station opened as Glen Parva [4]
1887	Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva [5]
4 March 1968	Station closed
Location

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

Contents

• History
• Route
• References

History

The station was opened in 1882 for military use, and on 1 April 1884 ^[6] for public use.

In 1950 the station won first prize in the London Midland Region Garden Competition. ^[7]

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.

Route

References