South Wigston railway station

Wigston once had three railway stations: on the Midland Counties Railway opened in 1840 (dismantled), on the Midland Main Line opened in 1857 and on the South Leicestershire Railway opened in the 1860s. However, British Railways closed all three stations by 1968. The present South Wigston station was opened on Saturday 10 May 1986 and is at a new site about 300 metres, (328 feet), east of the site of the former Glen Parva station. The new station cost £135,000 to build and was funded by Leicestershire County Council. ==Services==

CrossCountry services usually call at South Wigston as part of its to service (including Sundays). The service provision is sporadic and focusses around morning and evening peak times, with several gaps between hourly services during the day. A small number of services are extended beyond Leicester and additional services call at peak times on weekdays only. These are operated using CrossCountry's Birmingham New Street to /Stansted Airport services, most of which pass through South Wigston without stopping. ==References==