South Wigston railway station

South Wigston railway station serves the village of , , England, on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line 4 miles south of and the west-north loop of Wigston Junction.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “South Wigston Railway Station”, “South Wigston Station”, and “SWS”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston and South Wigston High School.

Church
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade II* listed parish church in the in , . is situated 1,000 feet southwest of South Wigston railway station.

School
is a coeducational secondary school in . It was founded in 1938 to serve the community of . is situated 2,000 feet southwest of South Wigston railway station.

Cemetery
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is situated 3,500 feet north of South Wigston railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Wigston and Wigston.

Suburb
is a large village to the south of , . It is outside the city boundary, forming part of the district of . The population at the 2011 census was 7,490.

Town
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, or Magna, is a town in the district of , England, just south of on the A5199. It had a population of 37,261 in 2024.

Hamlet
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet on the A5199 Welford Road in the borough of , , England, a few miles south of the city of . The population of the hamlet at the 2011 census was 36. is situated 1½ miles southeast of South Wigston railway station.

South Wigston railway station

Latitude
52.58239° or 52° 34′ 57″ north
Longitude
-1.13403° or 1° 8′ 3″ west
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
East Midlands Railway
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“SWS”
Open location code
9C4WHVJ8+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2136829095
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6953601
Wiki­data ID
Q2096724
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Venetian—“South Wigston railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station South Wigston”
  • Dutch: “Station South Wigston”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة سوث ويجستون”
  • French: “gare de South Wigston”
  • French: “South Wigston”
  • Japanese: “サウス・ウィグストン駅”
  • Urdu: “ساؤتھ وگسٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Venetian: “stasion de South Wigston”

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