- Narborough railway station
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Narborough 
Location Place Narborough Local authority Blaby Coordinates 52°34′15″N 1°12′12″W / 52.5708°N 1.2032°WCoordinates: 52°34′15″N 1°12′12″W / 52.5708°N 1.2032°W Grid reference SP541973 Operations Station code NBR Managed by East Midlands Trains Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 144,714 2005/06 * 
152,6512006/07 * 185,2782007/08 * 220,9812008/09 * 344,8002009/10 * 
330,106History Original company South Leicestershire Railway Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1864 Opened 4 March 1968 Closed 5 January 1970 Reopened National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Narborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Narborough railway station serves the villages of Narborough and Littlethorpe in Leicestershire. It is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Leicester. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains (EMT) Train Operating Company (TOC).
A full range of tickets for travel is available from the station ticket office when it is open (0600—1300 hrs), or at other times from the guard on the train at no extra cost.
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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.[1]
British Railways closed the station on 4 March 1968, but public objections led BR to reopen it on 5 January 1970.[2] Restoration of the station after 21 months of disuse cost £3,250, which was paid for by the then Blaby Rural District Council and Blaby Parish Council.[3]
Next to the station is a level crossing across Littlethorpe Road.
Services
There are services to Leicester and Birmingham New Street: usually one train in each direction every two hours. A few trains on the service between New Street and Stansted Airport via Cambridge call at Narborough, but most pass through at about 90 miles per hour (140 km/h).[citation needed]
This station has a waiting room, which is open for the same hours as the booking office (0600—1300 hrs).
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station CrossCountry Historical railways Croft
Line open, station closedLNWR
South Leicestershire RailwayBlaby
Line open, station closedReferences
- ^ "Series reference RAIL 636". The Catalogue. The National Archives. 5 October 2011. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/DisplayCatalogueDetails.asp?CATID=11611&CATLN=3&FullDetails=True&j=1.
- ^ Stretton, John (2005). Leicestershire. British Railways Past and Present. Past and Present Publishing. p. not cited. ISBN 1858951984.
- ^ 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
- Train times and station information for Narborough railway station from National Rail
LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman Enters Narborough railway station
GWR 4900 Class 4965 Rood Ashton Hall at Narborough railway station
Engineering work at Narborough railway stationBirmingham to Peterborough Line: from Birmingham New Street • Hinckley • Narborough • South Wigston • Leicester • Syston • Melton Mowbray • Oakham • to PeterboroughIvanhoe Line: Midland Main Line: from Nottingham/Derby • East Midlands Parkway • Loughborough • Leicester • Market Harborough • to London St PancrasNottingham to Grantham Line: Heritage railwaysBattlefield Line Railway: Great Central Railway: Categories:- Railway stations in Leicestershire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1864
- Railway stations closed in 1968
- Railway stations opened in 1970
- Railway stations served by CrossCountry
- DfT Category E stations
- Beeching closures in England
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