South Wigston Railway Station

WGSTS SWS | 1949

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

South Wigston station is managed by East Midlands Railway and is located in Oadby and Wigston within the East Midlands area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 29,864 journeys were made between South Wigston and Leicester—that's 30% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for South Wigston peaked during 2023-24 with 100,480 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 22% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 96% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for South Wigston table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	49,919
1998-99	48,582
1999-00	48,775
2000-01	43,977
2001-02	41,019
2002-03	43,368
2003-04
2004-05	41,921
2005-06	35,812
2006-07	37,575
2007-08	45,955
2008-09	42,698
2009-10	45,286
2010-11	53,946
2011-12	58,628
2012-13	64,408
2013-14	66,658
2014-15	68,032
2015-16	74,858
2016-17	80,180
2017-18	74,234
2018-19	85,394
2019-20	94,054
2020-21	20,222
2021-22	67,430
2022-23	90,504
2023-24	100,480
2024-25