Heckington railway station
Heckington  | |||||
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 The station building, which houses a museum | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 |  60,788 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 12,436 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  37,834 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 38,408 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 39,340 | ||||
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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.
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
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
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleaford | East Midlands Railway |
Boston | ||
| Swineshead Limited Service | ||||
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