Leicester railway station
Leicester 
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Leicester railway station as seen from London Road (Northern Entrance)
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| Location | |
| Place | Leicester |
| Local authority | City of Leicester |
| Coordinates | 52°37′55″N 1°07′26″W / 52.632°N 1.124°WCoordinates: 52°37′55″N 1°07′26″W / 52.632°N 1.124°W |
| Grid reference | SK593041 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LEI |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | B |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 4.880 million |
| 2012/13 |
4.797 million |
| 2013/14 |
 4.853 million |
| 2014/15 |
5.052 million |
| 2015/16 |
5.247 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 5 May 1840 | Opened as Leicester |
| 1 June 1867 | Renamed Leicester Campbell Street |
| 12 June 1892 | Renamed Leicester London Road |
| 1894 | Rebuilt |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed Leicester |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Leicester from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Leicester railway station, (formerly Leicester London Road), is a railway station serving the city of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. It was originally opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, and rebuilt in 1894 and 1978. Today it is operated by East Midlands Trains, and it is on the main line from London St Pancras to Sheffield and Nottingham.
The first station on the site opened on 5 May 1840. It was originally known simply as Leicester, becoming Leicester Campbell Street on 1 June 1867, and Leicester London Road from 12 June 1892. This was replaced in 1894 by a new station, also called Leicester London Road. Following the closure of Central on 5 May 1969, this station was renamed Leicester. Besides London Road and Central, the city of Leicester was served by Belgrave Road, Humberstone Road and West Bridge railway stations.
Leicester was one of the first cities (though then a town) to be served by a railway, when the Leicester and Swannington Railway built its terminus station at West Bridge on the western side of Leicester in 1832. The Leicester and Swannington Railway was later absorbed by the Midland Railway.
In total Leicester had seven railway stations (eight if the two sites at West Bridge are treated separately). In addition to the current Leicester station three other main railway stations existed. The original station at West Bridge closed to passengers in 1928. Leicester Belgrave Road (on the Great Northern Railway) closed to passengers in 1962 and Leicester Central (on the Great Central Railway) closed in May 1969. Up until this time the current Leicester station was known as Leicester London Road.
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