Heckington railway station

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.

Heckington
The station building, which houses a museum
Location
Place	Heckington
Local authority	North Kesteven
Coordinates	52.97727°N 0.29402°W / 52.97727; -0.29402
Grid reference	TF146435
Operations
Station code	HEC
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	74,804
2015/16	70,940
2016/17	64,624
2017/18	66,576
2018/19	66,494
History
Original company	Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
13 April 1859 (1859-04-13)	Station opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Heckington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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.

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.

• 
  Station building and platforms
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  Signal box and Heckington Windmill
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  List of former Stationmasters
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  Signal, signal box & level crossing
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  Same view, but in the direction of Boston

Services

As of December 2018 there is an hourly service on weekdays and Saturdays to Nottingham via Grantham and to Boston and Skegness.[2] A limited service runs on Sundays during the winter, with extra trains in the summer timetable period.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Table 19 National Rail timetable, December 2018

External links

• Media related to Heckington railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Heckington railway station from National Rail
• Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum - Heckington Village Trust

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Sleaford		East Midlands Railway Poacher Line		Swineshead