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{{Short description|Railway station in Lincolnshire}} |
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{{Infobox GB station |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} |
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|symbol=rail |
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{{Use British English|date=December 2017}} |
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|image_name= Heckingtonfront2.jpg |
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{{Infobox station |
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|caption = The station building, which houses a museum |
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|name=Heckington |
| name = Heckington |
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| symbol_location = gb |
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|manager=[[East Midlands Trains]] |
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| symbol = rail |
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|code = HEC |
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| image = Heckingtonfront2.jpg |
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|start = 1863 |
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| caption = The station building, which houses a museum |
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|locale=[[Heckington]] |
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|borough=[[North Kesteven]] |
| borough = [[Heckington]], [[North Kesteven]] |
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| country = England |
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|lowusage0405 = {{increase}} 44,988 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.97727|-0.29402|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} |
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|lowusage0506 = {{increase}} 50,599 |
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| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]] |
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|lowusage0607 = {{increase}} 53,265 |
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| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TF146435|25|TF146435}} |
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|lowusage0708 = {{increase}} 57,511 |
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| manager = [[East Midlands Railway]] |
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|lowusage0809 = {{decrease}} 54,678 |
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| platforms = 2 |
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|lowusage0910 = {{increase}} 55,022 |
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| code = HEC |
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|lowusage1011 = {{increase}} 61,234 |
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| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2 |
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|lowusage1112 = {{increase}} 64,676 |
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| original = [[Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway]] |
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|platforms = 2 |
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| pregroup = [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] |
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|latitude = 52.97727 |
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| postgroup = [[London and North Eastern Railway]] |
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|longitude = -0.29402 |
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| years1 = {{start date|1859|04|13|df=y}} |
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|gridref = TF146435 |
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| events1 = Station opened |
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| mpassengers = |
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{decrease}} 66,494}} |
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 60,788}} |
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 12,436}} |
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 37,834}} |
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 38,408}} |
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| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]] |
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}} |
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'''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 railway station''' is located in the village of [[Heckington]] in [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]. The old station building houses the '''Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum'''. |
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==History== |
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The station is now owned by [[Network Rail]] and managed by [[East Midlands Trains]] (EMT) [[Train Operating Company]] (TOC) who provide all rail services. |
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The station was opened by the [[Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway]] on 13 April 1859.<ref>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=117 }}</ref> It is now owned by [[Network Rail]] and managed by [[East Midlands Railway]] who provide all rail services. |
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===Stationmasters=== |
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*William Essame 1863 - 1871 |
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*Henry Porter 1871 - 1876<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Presentation | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001077/18760509/074/0003 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Free Press |location=England |date=9 May 1876 |access-date=30 November 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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*John Brice 1876<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Mr. Brice | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/18760401/090/0005 |newspaper=Grantham Journal |location=England |date=1 April 1876 |access-date=30 November 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> - 1881 (formerly station master at Great Poynton) |
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*Thomas Money White 1881 - 1904<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Heckington | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/19041008/111/0006 |newspaper=Grantham Journal |location=England |date=8 October 1904 |access-date=30 November 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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*William H. White 1904 - 1913 (formerly station master at Deeping St James) |
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*Herbert Joseph Osborn 1913 - 1922<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stationmaster Dies | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001520/19550108/178/0008 |newspaper=Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian |location=England |date=8 January 1955 |access-date=30 November 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> (afterwards station master at Woodhall Spa) |
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*Joseph Mills Reddish 1922 -1932 (afterwards station master at Kimberley L.N.E.R. (Notts)) |
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*H.W. Rippon 1932 - 1949<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Stationmaster’s Farewell | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003356/19490729/083/0004 |newspaper=Sleaford Gazette |location=England |date=29 July 1949 |access-date=30 November 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> (formerly station master at Thorpe Culvert) |
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*Norman Sigsworth 1949 |
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*S.G. Flowers 1949<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Stationmaster for Peakirk| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000237/19491230/153/0005 |newspaper=Stamford Mercury |location=England |date=30 December 1949 |access-date=30 November 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> - 1961 (formerly station master at Peakirk, afterwards station master at Sandy) |
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*Arnold Cooper 1961 - 1963 |
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*W.E. Rowson from 1963<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Stationmaster moves to Gosberton | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004052/19630712/204/0016|newspaper=Spalding Guardian |location=England |date=12 July 1963 |access-date=30 November 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> (also station master of Swineshead and Hubbert’s Bridge) |
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==Facilities== |
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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 [[Conductor (transportation)|guard]] on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station. |
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 [[Conductor (transportation)|guard]] on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station. |
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<gallery> |
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File:Heckington Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2431727.jpg|Station building and platforms |
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File:Heckington Station 2.jpg|Signal box and Heckington Windmill |
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File:Heckington Station 3.jpg|List of former Stationmasters |
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File:Heckington Signal Box - geograph.org.uk - 2431736.jpg|Signal, signal box & level crossing |
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File:Heckington Station 5.jpg|Same view, but in the direction of Boston |
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</gallery> |
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==Services== |
==Services== |
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All services at Heckington are operated by [[East Midlands Railway]]. |
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As of December 2010 there is an approximately hourly service to {{stnlnk|Nottingham}} via {{stnlnk|Grantham}} and {{stnlnk|Skegness}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec10/timetables/Table19.pdf|title=Table 19|work=[[National Rail]] Timetable|date=December 2010}}</ref> |
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{{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}} |
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On weekdays and Saturdays, The station is served by an hourly service westbound to {{stnlnk|Nottingham}} via {{stnlnk|Grantham}} and eastbound to {{stnlnk|Skegness}} via {{stnlnk|Boston}}.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2022|19}}</ref> |
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{{s-rail|title=National Rail}} |
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{{s-rail-national|previous=Sleaford|next=Swineshead|toc=East Midlands Trains|route=Poacher Line}} |
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.dft.gov.uk/east-midlands-rail-franchise/|title=East Midlands Rail Franchise|work=Department for Transport|access-date=18 January 2021|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514113919/http://maps.dft.gov.uk/east-midlands-rail-franchise/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{{rail start}} |
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{{rail line one to two|previous={{stnlnk|Sleaford}}|next1={{stnlnk|Boston}}|next2={{stnlnk|Swineshead}} <br/> {{smalldiv|Limited Service}}|route=[[East Midlands Railway]] <br/> {{smalldiv|[[Poacher Line]]}}|col={{EMR colour}} }} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Heckington railway station|position=left}} |
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* [http://www.heckingtonvillagetrust.org.uk/railway-museum.html Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum] - Heckington Village Trust |
* [http://www.heckingtonvillagetrust.org.uk/railway-museum.html Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum] - Heckington Village Trust |
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{{Commons category|Heckington railway station|position=left}} |
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<gallery> |
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File:Heckington Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2431727.jpg|Station building and platforms |
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File:Heckington Station 2.jpg|Signal box and Heckington Windmill |
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File:Heckington Station 3.jpg|List of former Stationmasters |
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File:Heckington Signal Box - geograph.org.uk - 2431736.jpg|Signal, signal box & level crossing |
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File:Heckington Station 5.jpg|Same view, but in the direction of Boston |
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</gallery> |
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{{Lincolnshire railway stations}} |
{{Lincolnshire railway stations}} |
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{{Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway}} |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Lincolnshire]] |
[[Category:Railway stations in Lincolnshire]] |
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[[Category:Former Great Northern Railway stations]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1859]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations served by East Midlands Trains]] |
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[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]] |
[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]] |
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[[Category:Former Great Northern Railway stations]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway]] |
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[[Category:Local museums in Lincolnshire]] |
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[[Category:Railway museums in England]] |
Revision as of 11:24, 14 December 2023
General information | |||||
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Standort | Heckington, North Kesteven England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°58′38″N 0°17′38″W / 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 | |||||
2018/19 | 66,494 | ||||
2019/20 | 60,788 | ||||
2020/21 | 12,436 | ||||
2021/22 | 37,834 | ||||
2022/23 | 38,408 | ||||
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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
- William Essame 1863 - 1871
- Henry Porter 1871 - 1876[2]
- John Brice 1876[3] - 1881 (formerly station master at Great Poynton)
- Thomas Money White 1881 - 1904[4]
- William H. White 1904 - 1913 (formerly station master at Deeping St James)
- Herbert Joseph Osborn 1913 - 1922[5] (afterwards station master at Woodhall Spa)
- Joseph Mills Reddish 1922 -1932 (afterwards station master at Kimberley L.N.E.R. (Notts))
- H.W. Rippon 1932 - 1949[6] (formerly station master at Thorpe Culvert)
- Norman Sigsworth 1949
- S.G. Flowers 1949[7] - 1961 (formerly station master at Peakirk, afterwards station master at Sandy)
- Arnold Cooper 1961 - 1963
- W.E. Rowson from 1963[8] (also station master of Swineshead and Hubbert’s Bridge)
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.
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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
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]
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Sleaford | East Midlands Railway |
Boston | ||
Swineshead Limited Service
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References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ "Presentation". Lincolnshire Free Press. England. 9 May 1876. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr. Brice". Grantham Journal. England. 1 April 1876. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Heckington". Grantham Journal. England. 8 October 1904. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster Dies". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. England. 8 January 1955. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster's Farewell". Sleaford Gazette. England. 29 July 1949. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Stationmaster for Peakirk". Stamford Mercury. England. 30 December 1949. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster moves to Gosberton". Spalding Guardian. England. 12 July 1963. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Table 19 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ "East Midlands Rail Franchise". Department for Transport. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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