Wigston South railway station

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Wigston South
Location	South Wigston, Oadby and Wigston England
Coordinates	52°34′45″N 1°07′51″W / 52.5793°N 1.1307°W / 52.5793; -1.1307Coordinates: 52°34′45″N 1°07′51″W / 52.5793°N 1.1307°W / 52.5793; -1.1307
Grid reference	SP590983
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway[1]
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
30 June 1840	Station opened as Wigston
1 October 1868	Renamed Wigston South
1 January 1962	Station closed

Wigston South railway station, originally named Wigston station, was a railway station serving Wigston Magna in Leicestershire. Following the arrival of the station and further substantial development of Wigston Junction, locomotive shed and wagon works, the area was built up to form what is now known as South Wigston.^[2]

The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway^[3] main line from Derby to Rugby. In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.

In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line to Hitchin from a junction slightly north of Wigston, and the Leicester – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. A second Wigston railway station was opened nearby on the new main line, and on 1 October 1868 the Midland Counties station was renamed Wigston South to avoid confusion.^[4][3]

British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including Wigston South which closed on 1 January 1962.^[3][5]

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