Heckington railway station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Heckington
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The station building, which houses a museum
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| Location | Heckington, North Kesteven England |
| Coordinates | 52°58′38″N 0°17′38″W / 52.97727°N 0.29402°W |
| 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 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2018/19) |  66,494 |
| Passengers (2019/20) | 60,788 |
| Passengers (2020/21) | 12,436 |
| Passengers (2021/22) |  37,834 |
| Passengers (2022/23) | 38,408 |
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
The station was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway on 13 April 1859. 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
- John Brice 1876 - 1881 (formerly station master at Great Poynton)
- Thomas Money White 1881 - 1904
- William H. White 1904 - 1913 (formerly station master at Deeping St James)
- Herbert Joseph Osborn 1913 - 1922 (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 (formerly station master at Thorpe Culvert)
- Norman Sigsworth 1949
- S.G. Flowers 1949 - 1961 (formerly station master at Peakirk, afterwards station master at Sandy)
- Arnold Cooper 1961 - 1963
- W.E. Rowson from 1963 (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.
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.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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| Sleaford | {{{route1}}} | Boston | ||
| {{{route2}}} | Swineshead Limited Service
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