Heckington railway station

Heckington
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General information
Location	North Kesteven
Coordinates	52°58′38″N 0°17′38″W / 52.97727°N 0.29402°W
Managed by	East Midlands Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HEC
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

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.

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 Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC) 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.

Services

As of December 2010 there is an approximately hourly service to Nottingham via Grantham and Skegness.^[2]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Sleaford		East Midlands Trains Nottingham-Skegness		Swineshead

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
^ "Table 19" (PDF). National Rail Timetable. December 2010.