Syston railway station
Syston railway station serves the town of Syston, in Leicestershire, England. The station lies on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough, 103 miles 63 chains down the line from London St Pancras.Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “SYS”, “Syston Railway Station”, and “Syston Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Fox And Hounds Public House and Wreake Valley Academy.
The Fox And Hounds Public House
Pub
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fox And Hounds Public House is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Syston railway station.
Wreake Valley Academy
School
Wreake Valley Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Syston, Leicestershire, England. The school is known locally just as 'Wreake' or 'Wreake Valley', which is the name of the geographical area. Wreake Valley Academy is situated 1 mile northeast of Syston railway station.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Church of St Nicholas is situated 1¼ miles west of Syston railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cossington and Birstall.
Cossington
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cossington is a village within the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, England. It is between Sileby, Rothley, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake and Syston. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 598. Cossington is situated 1½ miles northwest of Syston railway station.
Birstall
Village
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area. Birstall is situated 2 miles southwest of Syston railway station.
Broadnook
Village
Photo: Aethonatic, CC0.
Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from Leicester's city centre. Broadnook is situated 2 miles west of Syston railway station.
Syston railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Syston, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.69409° or 52° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.08253° or 1° 4′ 57″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Operator
East Midlands RailwayNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“SYS”Open location code
9C4WMWV8+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6415345154OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6953689Wikidata ID
Q2466439
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Syston railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Syston”
- Dutch: “Station Syston”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة سيستون”
- French: “gare de Syston”
- French: “Syston”
- Korean: “시스턴”
- Urdu: “سائیسٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
- Venetian: “stasion de Syston”
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