Heckington railway station

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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 guard on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

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]

Heckington
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The station building, which houses a museum
General information
Location Heckington, North Kesteven
England
Coordinates 52°58′38″N0°17′38″W / 52.97727°N 0.29402°W / 52.97727; -0.29402
Grid reference TF146435
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHEC
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 (1859-04-13)Station opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 60,788
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Sleaford   East Midlands Railway
  Boston
   Swineshead
Limited Service

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