Hinckley railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Hinckley | ||
| Local authority | Hinckley and Bosworth | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | HNK | ||
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains. | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.227 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.224 million | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hinckley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Hinckley railway station serves the busy town of Hinckley in Leicestershire, England.
The station is on the CrossCountry route between the Leicester and the Birmingham New Street and is 21 km (13½ miles) west of Leicester.
[edit] Services
From Hinckley there is generally an hourly service each day towards Birmingham New Street westbound and Leicester eastbound.
In the peak hours there is one CrossCountry service on the Birmingham to Cambridge and Stansted Airport route although most trains pass the station at high speeds (90mph).
Journeys to London can be completed via the West Coast Main Line through Nuneaton, or the Midland Main Line via Leicester. The terminus of the Midland route is London St Pancras which is the home of Eurostar international services.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Nuneaton | CrossCountry Birmingham - Leicester |
Narborough | ||
Buses operate from outside the station around the town also to Magna Park and Lutterworth.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Hinckley railway station from National Rail
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