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{{Short description|Railway station in Lincolnshire}}
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{{short description| railway station in Lincolnshire}}
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2015/16 |passengers={{decrease}} 70,940}}
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2016/17 |passengers={{decrease}} 64,624}}
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2017/18 |passengers={{increase}} 66,576}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{decrease}} 66,494}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{decrease}} 66,494}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 60,788}}
{{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}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
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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'''.


==History==
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=harv }}</ref> It is now owned by [[Network Rail]] and managed by [[East Midlands Railway]] who provide all rail services.
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.


===Stationmasters===
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*William Essame 1863 - 1871
*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>
*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)
*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>
*William H. White 1904 - 1913 (formerly station master at Deeping St James)
*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)
*Joseph Mills Reddish 1922 -1932 (afterwards station master at Kimberley L.N.E.R. (Notts))
*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)
*Norman Sigsworth 1949
*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)
*Arnold Cooper 1961 - 1963
*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==
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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==Services==
==Services==
All services at Heckington are operated by [[East Midlands Railway]].
As of December 2018 there is an hourly service on weekdays and Saturdays to {{stnlnk|Nottingham}} via {{stnlnk|Grantham}} and to Boston and {{stnlnk|Skegness}}.<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2018|19}}</ref> A limited service runs on Sundays during the winter, with extra trains in the summer timetable period.

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>

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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==References==
==References==
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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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{{Lincolnshire railway stations}}
{{Lincolnshire railway stations}}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Lincolnshire]]
[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
[[Category:Former Great Northern Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Great Northern Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859]]

Revision as of 11:24, 14 December 2023

Heckington
National Rail
The station building, which houses a museum
General information
StandortHeckington, 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

  • 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.

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

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.
  1. ^ https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/3150/download?inline
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