Heckington railway station explained

Heckington
Symbol Location:	gb
Symbol:	rail
Borough:	Heckington, North Kesteven
Country:	England
Coordinates:	52.9773°N -0.294°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Manager:	East Midlands Railway
Platforms:	2
Code:	HEC
Classification:	DfT category F2
Original:	Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway
Pregroup:	Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:	London and North Eastern Railway
Events1:	Station opened
Footnotes:	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

History

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 Railway who provide all rail services.

Stationmasters

• William Essame 1863 - 1871
• Henry Porter 1871 - 1876^[2]
• John Brice 1876^[3] - 1881 (formerly station master at Great Poynton)
• Thomas Money White 1881 - 1904^[4]
• William H. White 1904 - 1913 (formerly station master at Deeping St James)
• Herbert Joseph Osborn 1913 - 1922^[5] (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^[6] (formerly station master at Thorpe Culvert)
• Norman Sigsworth 1949
• S.G. Flowers 1949^[7] - 1961 (formerly station master at Peakirk, afterwards station master at Sandy)
• Arnold Cooper 1961 - 1963
• W.E. Rowson from 1963^[8] (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.

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 via and eastbound to via .

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.^[9]

External links

• Heckington Station Railway and Heritage Museum - Heckington Village Trust

Notes and References

1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 117 .
2. News: . Presentation . Lincolnshire Free Press . England . 9 May 1876 . 30 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
3. News: . Mr. Brice . Grantham Journal . England . 1 April 1876 . 30 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
4. News: . Heckington . Grantham Journal . England . 8 October 1904 . 30 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
5. News: . Stationmaster Dies . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian . England . 8 January 1955 . 30 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
6. News: . Stationmaster’s Farewell . Sleaford Gazette . England . 29 July 1949 . 30 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
7. News: . New Stationmaster for Peakirk. Stamford Mercury . England . 30 December 1949 . 30 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
8. News: . Stationmaster moves to Gosberton . Spalding Guardian . England . 12 July 1963 . 30 November 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
9. Web site: East Midlands Rail Franchise. Department for Transport. 18 January 2021. 14 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514113919/http://maps.dft.gov.uk/east-midlands-rail-franchise/. dead.