Swineshead railway station serves the village of Swineshead in

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. 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

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. The station is now owned by

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and managed by

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who provide all rail services. The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters,

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storage, timetables and modern 'Help Points'. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the

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on the train at no extra cost, there are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

All services at Swineshead are operated by

. On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is served by a limited service of two trains per day in each direction, westbound to via and eastbound to via . There is no Sunday service at the station, although a normal service operates on most Bank Holidays.

References

Railway Station and crossing, Swineshead, Lincs - geograph

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swineshead Railway Station Railway stations in Lincolnshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1859 Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway