South Wigston Railway Station

South Wigston railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of South Wigston, Leicester, England. The station is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 2mi south of. South Wigston station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC). Not all trains operating between Birmingham and Leicester stop here. Although the station is only served by CrossCountry, it is managed by East Midlands Trains as CrossCountry does not manage any stations. The station is unstaffed, so passengers buy the full range of tickets for travel from the guard on the train at no extra cost. Facilities on the platforms are limited, consisting only of two "bus shelter" type canopies to protect passengers from the weather and a time-table and notice board. HistoryWigston had three railway stations: on the Midland Counties Railway opened in 1840, 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.

South Wigston railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of South Wigston, Leicester, England. The station is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 2mi south of. South Wigston station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC). Not all trains operating between Birmingham and Leicester stop here. Although the station is only served by CrossCountry, it is managed by East Midlands Trains as CrossCountry does not manage any stations. The station is unstaffed, so passengers buy the full range of tickets for travel from the guard on the train at no extra cost. Facilities on the platforms are limited, consisting only of two "bus shelter" type canopies to protect passengers from the weather and a time-table and notice board. HistoryWigston had three railway stations: on the Midland Counties Railway opened in 1840, 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.