Swineshead railway station
Swineshead  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Swineshead, Boston England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°58′11″N 0°11′14″W / 52.96969°N 0.18725°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TF218429 | ||||
| Manager | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | SWE[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1859 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  748 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1,300 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1,226 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 894 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 1,232 | ||||
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Swineshead railway station serves the village of Swineshead in Lincolnshire, England. Although named Swineshead, the station is, in reality, located in the hamlet of Swineshead Bridge some miles north of Swineshead. It is sited 130 miles 25 chains (209.7 km) from London Kings Cross (measured via Grantham), and is between Heckington and Hubberts Bridge, on the Poacher Line which runs between Nottingham and Skegness.[2] The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.
History
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The line was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway on 13 April 1859.[3] The line through the station was doubled around 1881.[4]
The station buildings remain in situ and are in private ownership.[5]
Facilities
[edit]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.[6] Both platforms have step-free acces.[7]
In December 2020, Network Rail upgraded the level crossing, replacing the tarmac with concrete.[8]
Passenger volume
[edit]| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
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| Entries and exits | 1,299 | 562 | 838 | 1,015 | 1,028 | 1,312 | 2,378 | 2,260 | 3,192 | 3,294 | 3,886 | 3,800 | 3,686 | 3,406 | 3,508 | 2,648 | 748 | 1,300 | 1,226 | 894 | 1,232 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
[edit]All services at Swineshead are operated by East Midlands Railway.
On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by a limited service of two trains per day in each direction, westbound to Nottingham via Grantham and eastbound to Skegness via Boston.[10] There is no Sunday service at the station, although a normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Heckington | East Midlands Railway
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Hubberts Bridge | ||
Community rail
[edit]The station, along with all others between Nottingham and Skegness, are part of the Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2025). Railway Track Diagrams; 2: Eastern (6th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. p. 26. ISBN 978 1999627188.
- ↑ Quick 2023, p. 442.
- ↑ Wright, Neil (1971). The Railways of Boston, Their Origins and Development. Boston: Richard Kay Publications. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0 902662 53 8.
- ↑ "Swineshead History Photos Places - Swineshead Bridge". www.swinesheadhistory.com. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Swineshead Train Station | EMR". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "SWINESHEAD – Poacher Line". Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Network Rail begins £1million upgrade to improve Lincolnshire level crossing". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ Table 19 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ↑ "Poacher Line – The journey is part of the adventure". Retrieved 17 August 2026.
Bibliography
[edit]- Quick, Michael (2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Swineshead railway station from National Rail