Hinckley railway station


Hinckley railway station serves the town of Hinckley and village of Burbage in Leicestershire, England.
The station is on the CrossCountry Birmingham to Peterborough Line between and and is about east of.
The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, who do not operate services from this station. Only CrossCountry operate trains from here.
A full range of tickets for travel is available from the station ticket office when it is open, or at other times from either the ticket machines or the guard on the train at no extra cost.

History

The station was opened in 1861 as part of the South Leicestershire Railway, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1867.

Services

CrossCountry services call regularly at Hinckley as part of its to service: usually one train in each direction every hour.
A few services are extended beyond Leicester and additional services call at peak times on weekdays only. These are operated using CrossCountry's Birmingham New Street to /Stansted Airport services, most of which pass through Hinckley without stopping.
This station has a waiting room, which is open for the same hours as the booking office.
Buses operate from outside the station around the town and also to Magna Park and Lutterworth. The station is also just a short walk from The Crescent bus station where a large number of services can be caught to farther destinations and also smaller nearby villages.