Hykeham railway station

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Facilities

The station has two platforms, which are staggered over a level crossing and feature basic facilities. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost as there are no ticket machines at the station which is also unstaffed, with modern help points being available for passenger information.

The station has a small cycle rack as well as a free car park at its entrance. Step-free access is available to both the platforms at the station. [7]

Services

All services at Hykeham are operated by East Midlands Railway. [8]

The station is generally served by an hourly service southbound to Leicester via Nottingham and northbound to Lincoln. One train every two hours continues beyond Lincoln to Grimsby Town, with a limited service continuing further to Cleethorpes. The station is also served by five trains per day between Lincoln and Newark North Gate. [9]

The station is also served by two trains per day to and one train per day from London St Pancras International which are operated using a Class 222 Meridian.

A roughly hourly service also serves the station on Sundays although services run only as far as Nottingham and do not serve stations to Leicester. There are no services to London on Sundays.

Hykeham
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General information
Location North Hykeham, North Kesteven
England
Coordinates 53°11′43″N0°35′59″W / 53.19519°N 0.59985°W / 53.19519; -0.59985
Grid reference SK936673
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeHKM
Classification DfT category F2
History
Opened3 August 1846
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.176 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Swinderby   East Midlands Railway
  Lincoln
  East Midlands Railway
 
Disused railways
Line open, station closed
 Midland Railway
Line partly open, station closed

Bus connections

No regular buses directly serve the station although the Stagecoach East Midlands routes 15 and 16 between Lincoln and North Hykeham both stop a short distance away on Newark Road. [10] The PC coaches routes 47, 48 and 49 to Newark-on-Trent, Bassingham and Witham St Hughs also stop near the station.

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References

  1. ↑ "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway" . Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Railway Magazine June 1958 p. 432
  3. ↑ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 859. 1871. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 514. 1881. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 359. 1899. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Stationmaster at Hykeham" . Lincolnshire Echo. England. 17 June 1937. Retrieved 21 March 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Hykeham station information". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "EMR Regional Fleet". East Midlands Railway . Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Table 27 National Rail timetable, May 2022
  10. ↑ "Route 16: North Hykeham to Lincoln". Stagecoach East Midlands. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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