Narborough railway station
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Narborough  | |||||
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 Narborough railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Narborough, Blaby England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°34′15″N 1°12′12″W / 52.5708°N 1.2032°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP541973 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | NBR | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | South Leicestershire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1864 | Opened | ||||
| 4 March 1968 | Closed | ||||
| 5 January 1970 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.383 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 56,744 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.172 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.208 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.240 million | ||||
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Narborough railway station serves the large village of Narborough and the small village of Littlethorpe in Leicestershire. It is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Leicester. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who do not serve the station. Only CrossCountry trains serve the station.
A full range of tickets for travel is available from the station ticket office, which is open from 0640 to 1300 Mondays to Saturdays, or at other times from the guard on the train at no extra cost.[1]
History
[edit]The station was opened in 1864 by the South Leicestershire Railway, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1867.[2]
British Railways closed the station on 4 March 1968, but public objections led BR to reopen it on 5 January 1970.[3] Restoration of the station after 21 months of disuse cost £3,250, which was paid for by the then Blaby Rural District Council and Narborough Parish Council.[4]
Next to the station is a level crossing across Station Road.
Services
[edit]There are services to Leicester and Birmingham New Street: usually one train in each direction every hour (including Sundays).[5][6] There is one early morning train per day to Stansted Airport on weekdays only, plus three additional peak services as far as Cambridge. There is also one late evening train a day on weekdays only to Gloucester.
This station has a waiting room, which is open for the same hours as the booking office.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| CrossCountry | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Croft Line open, station closed |
LNWR South Leicestershire Railway |
Blaby Line open, station closed | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Narborough".
- ^ "Series reference RAIL 636". The Catalogue. The National Archives. 5 October 2011.
- ^ Stretton, John (2005). Leicestershire. British Railways Past and Present. Past and Present Publishing. p. not cited. ISBN 1-85895-198-4.
- ^ Bevan, Alan, ed. (1998). A-Z of Rail Reopenings (fourth ed.). Fareham: Railway Development Society Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0-901283-13-4.
- ^ "Stansted, Cambridge & Nottingham to Birmingham & Cardiff - Sunday 11 December 2022 – Saturday 20 May 2023" (PDF). Cross Country Trains.
- ^ "Stansted, Cambridge & Nottingham to Birmingham & Cardiff - Sunday 21 May 2023 – Saturday 09 December 2023" (PDF). Cross Country Trains. 21 May 2023.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Narborough railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Leicestershire
- DfT Category F2 stations
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1970
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- Railway stations served by CrossCountry
- Beeching closures in England
- Railway stations in Great Britain not served by their managing company