Hykeham railway station
Hykeham railway station serves the town of North Hykeham in Lincolnshire, England. The station is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Central Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provide all services. The nearby Thorpe-on-the-Hill railway station was closed in 1955 for lack of use.
Hykeham  | |
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| Location | North Hykeham, North Kesteven England |
| Coordinates | 53.19519°N 0.59985°W |
| Grid reference | SK936673 |
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HKM |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 August 1846 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  71,056 |
| 2016/17 | 107,614 |
| 2017/18 | 0.143 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.176 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.183 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
Hykeham station was opened on 4 August 1846 at the same time as the Nottingham to Lincoln Line with train services initially running from Nottingham to Lincoln St Marks.[1]
Diesel multiple units were introduced to provide services at the station in 1958. In the 1980s, services at the station were diverted to run into Lincoln Central with St Marks station being closed.[2]
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.[3]
Services
East Midlands Railway operate all services at Hykeham using Class 153 and Class 156 DMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 1 tph to Leicester via Nottingham
- 1 tph to Lincoln
The station is also served by a small number of services between Newark North Gate and Grimsby Town via Market Rasen.
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.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| East Midlands Railway | ||||
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Line and station open | Midland Railway | Line and station closed |
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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.[5] The PC coaches routes 47, 48 and 49 to Newark-on-Trent, Bassingham and Witham St Hughs also stop near the station.
References
- "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Railway Magazine June 1958 p. 432
- "Hykeham station information". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- Table 27 National Rail timetable, May 2020
- "Route 16: North Hykeham to Lincoln". Stagecoach East Midlands. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hykeham railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hykeham railway station from National Rail