Heckington
National Rail
The station building, which houses a museum
General information
LocationHeckington, North Kesteven
England
Coordinates52°58′38″N 0°17′38″W / 52.97727°N 0.29402°W / 52.97727; -0.29402
Grid referenceTF146435
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHEC
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyBoston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
13 April 1859 (1859-04-13)Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 66,494
2019/20Decrease 60,788
2020/21Decrease 12,436
2021/22Increase 37,834
2022/23Increase 38,408
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Heckington railway station is located in the village of Heckington in Lincolnshire, England. The old station building houses the Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum.

History

The station was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway on 13 April 1859.[1] It is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.

Stationmasters

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

All services at Heckington are operated by East Midlands Railway.

On weekdays and Saturdays, The station is served by an hourly service westbound to Nottingham via Grantham and eastbound to Skegness via Boston.[9]

On Sundays, the service is served by a limited service in each direction, with additional services during the summer months. Enhancements to the Sunday service are due to be made during the life of the East Midlands franchise.[10]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sleaford   East Midlands Railway
  Boston
    Swineshead
Limited Service

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ "Presentation". Lincolnshire Free Press. England. 9 May 1876. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Mr. Brice". Grantham Journal. England. 1 April 1876. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Heckington". Grantham Journal. England. 8 October 1904. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Stationmaster Dies". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. England. 8 January 1955. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Stationmaster's Farewell". Sleaford Gazette. England. 29 July 1949. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "New Stationmaster for Peakirk". Stamford Mercury. England. 30 December 1949. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Stationmaster moves to Gosberton". Spalding Guardian. England. 12 July 1963. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Table 19 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  10. ^ "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links

Railway stations in Lincolnshire
Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway
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