Heckington railway station
Heckington 
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The station building, which houses a museum
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| Location | |
| Place | Heckington |
| Local authority | North Kesteven |
| Coordinates | 52°58′38″N 0°17′38″W / 52.97727°N 0.29402°WCoordinates: 52°58′38″N 0°17′38″W / 52.97727°N 0.29402°W |
| Grid reference | TF146435 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HEC |
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2012/13 |
 66,618 |
| 2013/14 |
67,388 |
| 2014/15 |
74,804 |
| 2015/16 |
 70,940 |
| 2016/17 |
64,624 |
| History | |
| Original company | Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 13 April 1859 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Heckington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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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. 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.
As of December 2010 there is an approximately hourly service to Nottingham via Grantham and Skegness.
Station building and platforms
Signal box and Heckington Windmill
List of former Stationmasters
Signal, signal box & level crossing
Same view, but in the direction of Boston
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