Narborough railway station
Narborough railway station serves the villages of Narborough and 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.
Narborough  | |
|---|---|
 Narborough railway station | |
| Location | Narborough, Blaby England |
| Coordinates | 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 | |
| 2015/16 |  386,782 |
| 2016/17 | 397,674 |
| 2017/18 |  392,160 |
| 2018/19 | 399,002 |
| 2019/20 | 383,496 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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
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
There are services to Leicester and Birmingham New Street in each direction usually every hour. There are three trains per day to Stansted Airport and a fourth to Cambridge on weekdays only.Table 47 National Rail timetable, May 2019
This station has a waiting room, which is open for the same hours as the booking office.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrossCountry | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Croft Line open, station closed |
LNWR South Leicestershire Railway |
Blaby Line open, station closed | ||
References
- https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/NBR/details.html
- "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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Narborough railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Narborough railway station from National Rail
