Swineshead railway station

Swineshead railway station serves the village of Swineshead in Lincolnshire, England. Although named Swineshead, the station is, in reality, located in the hamlet of Swineshead Bridge some miles north of Swineshead. The line was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway.

Swineshead
Location
PlaceSwineshead
Local authorityBoston
Coordinates52.96969°N 0.18725°W / 52.96969; -0.18725
Grid referenceTF218429
Operations
Station codeSWE
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 3,886
2015/16 3,880
2016/17 3,686
2017/18 3,406
2018/19 3,508
History
Key datesOpened 1859 (1859)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Swineshead from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station 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.

Services

As of December 2018 there are typically two daily services in each direction to Nottingham and Skegness. There are no Sunday services. A normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.[1]

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
East Midlands Railway
Poacher Line
Mondays-Saturdays only
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References
Railway line in August 2000
  1. Table 19 National Rail timetable, December 2018
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