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. The line was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway.
Swineshead  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Swineshead, Boston England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°58′11″N 0°11′14″W / 52.96969°N 0.18725°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TF218429 | ||||
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | SWE | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1859 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  2,648 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 748 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1,300 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1,226 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 894 | ||||
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The station is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway 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.
Services
editAll 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.[1]
There is no Sunday service at the station, although a normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Heckington | East Midlands Railway
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Hubberts Bridge | ||
References
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- ^ Table 19 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links
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- Train times and station information for Swineshead railway station from National Rail