Swineshead railway station

Swineshead
Location	Swineshead, Boston England
Coordinates	52°58′11″N 0°11′14″W / 52.96969°N 0.18725°W / 52.96969; -0.18725Coordinates: 52°58′11″N 0°11′14″W / 52.96969°N 0.18725°W / 52.96969; -0.18725
Grid reference	TF218429
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SWE
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1859
Passengers
2016/17	3,686
2017/18	3,406
2018/19	3,508
2019/20	2,648
2020/21	748
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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[]

As of December 2018 there are typically two daily services in each direction to Nottingham and Skegness. There are no Sunday services. A normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.^[1]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Heckington		East Midlands Railway Poacher Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Hubberts Bridge

References[]

Railway line in August 2000

External links[]

• Train times and station information for Swineshead railway station from National Rail