Swineshead railway station
Railway station in village of Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England
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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.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Swineshead, Boston England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.96969°N 0.18725°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TF218429 | ||||
| Manager | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| 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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History
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
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
| 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
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
The station, along with all others between Nottingham and Skegness, are part of the Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership.[11]
