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	Heckington, North Kesteven England
Coordinates	52.97727°N 0.29402°W
Grid reference	TF146435
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HEC
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
13 April 1859	Station opened
Passengers
2015/16	70,940
2016/17	64,624
2017/18	66,576
2018/19	66,494
2019/20	60,788
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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
• 
  Signal box and Heckington Windmill
• 
  List of former Stationmasters
• 
  Signal, signal box & level crossing
• 
  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