Hykeham railway station
Hykeham railway station serves the town of North Hykeham and Lincoln city suburbs of Birchwood and Boultham Moor in Lincolnshire, England. The station is on the [Nottingham to Lincoln, England|Lincoln Line|Nottingham to Lincoln Central Line]. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, which provides all the services.
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 to.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.
Stationmasters
- W.G. Watkins ca. 1860 ca. 1871
- C.O. Brown 1873 - 1874
- S. Stanley 1874 - 1880
- James B. Palmer 1880 - 1886
- John Walters 1886 - 1888
- E.C. Harvey 1888 - 1890
- Charles Bateman 1890 - 1893
- H.E. Wiltshire 1893 - 1894
- H.W. Bethell 1894 - 1898
- George Edward Cramp 1898 - 1903
- Robert Arthur Gill 1903 - 1913
- George Edwin Stapleton from 1913
- J.W. Flint until 1937
- J.R. Needham from 1937
Facilities
The station has two platforms, which are staggered over a level crossing and feature basic facilities. The station is unstaffed but has a ticket machine, while help points are 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.
Services
All services at Hykeham are operated by East Midlands Railway.The station is generally served by an hourly service southbound to Matlock via and to Crewe via Nottingham and 2 trains per hour northbound to. One train every two hours continues beyond Lincoln to. The station is also served by five trains per day between Lincoln and.
The station is also served by two trains per day to and one train per day from London St Pancras International which are operated using a Class 222 Meridian.
A roughly hourly service also serves the station on Sundays although services run only on the Matlock to Lincoln route. There are no services to London on Sundays.