Narborough railway station
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Narborough Blaby England | |
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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 | |
2018/19 | 399,002 |
2019/20 | 383,496 |
2020/21 | 56,744 |
2021/22 | 172,568 |
2022/23 | 207,592 |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Narborough railway station serves the large village of
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
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]
Next to the station is a level crossing across Station Road.
Services
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 | Following station | ||
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Birmingham-Leicester | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Croft Line open, station closed |
LNWR South Leicestershire Railway |
Blaby Line open, station closed |
References
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Narborough".
- ^ "Series reference RAIL 636". The Catalogue. The National Archives. 5 October 2011.
- ISBN 1-85895-198-4.
- 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
- Train times and station information for Narborough railway station from National Rail