Sitting within the LE4 postcode district of Leicester, Leicester North Railway Station is the northern terminus of the Great Central Railway, a heritage line that runs steam and diesel services through the East Midlands. The station gives passengers and visitors a starting point for journeys along one of Britain’s best-preserved sections of mainline heritage railway.
The Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway operates the line as a volunteer-led heritage operation, running heritage locomotives between Leicester North and Loughborough Central. The route follows the trackbed of the original Great Central main line, which was built in the late Victorian era as Britain’s last trunk railway. Today the line is popular with railway enthusiasts and families looking for a traditional steam train experience.
Getting There
Leicester North Railway Station is located on the northern edge of Leicester, with an address in the LE4 3BR area. Visitors travelling to the station can use it as a departure point for scenic heritage rail journeys or simply to explore the station’s period atmosphere, locomotive facilities, and platform scenes that recall an earlier age of British railways.