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Leicester
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Leicester Midland
Leicester
Station code: LEI
National Rail
Where: English East Midlands, England
Opened on the
Midland Counties Railway
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Nearby stations
Humberstone Road
Welford Road
Leicester Central
Leicester West Bridge [1st]
Leicester West Bridge [2nd]
Leicester Belgrave Road
Braunston [Leicester]
Humberstone
Leicester North
Belgrave and Birstall
Thurnby and Scraptoft
South Wigston
Wigston Glen Parva
Glenfield (Leicestershire) [2nd]
Wigston Magna
Leicester MPD
Leicester LNWR Goods
Knighton Tunnel
Leicester Central Wagon Repair Shop
Pringle Wharf
Knighton North Junction
Leicester Central Shed
Saffron Lane Junction
Leicester East Junction
Knighton South Junction
Leicester Abbey Pumping Station
Glenfield (Leicestershire) Tunnel
Wigston North Junction
Factory
Wigston Central West Junction
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.
News items
07/05/2023
Petition aims to halt revived Ivanhoe Line [LeicestershireLive]
23/11/2022
Railway bridge repaired to reconnect Leicester and Peterborough [Network Rail]
03/11/2022
Work begins to electrify the next phase of the Midland Main Line between London and Leicester [Network Rail]
31/07/2019
Hitachi wins £400m contract to boost factory in County Durham [Chronicle]
03/09/2017
Mind the Gap: New bridge links two heritage rail lines [BBC News]
27/10/2016
Great Central Railway: Design chosen for £18m museum [BBC News]
02/08/2016
Barrow upon Soar bridge collapse causes rail chaos [BBC News]
12/02/2016
Mind the Gap: Great Central Railway to be joined after 40 years [BBC News]
29/11/2014
World class railway museum could come to Leicester if fresh £10m lottery bid succeeds [Leicester Mercury]
27/11/2013
Great Central Railway submits £10 million lottery bid for new Leicester museum [Leicester Mercury]
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