Finally, the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was opened in 1879.

On 25 July 1868, William Collins, a GNR cleaner, was run over by a guard's van and killed.

[3] On 4 November 1868, John Boswell, aged 80, was wandering along the line near the station when he was killed by a down train.

[4] On 23 May 1873, Thomas Robinson, a GNR engine driver, was struck fatally by a ballast-engine whilst crossing the yard at the station.

[6] On 27 November 1898, John William Frisby, a GNR shunter, was killed whilst crossing the line near the station.

Prior to the reopening of the Allington Chord in 2006, trains for Nottingham – Grantham – Skegness reversed in the station and travelled along the ECML, crossing the ECML via a flat junction, adding to congestion on the main line.

[17] The journey to London King's Cross takes a little over an hour, with trains provided by London North Eastern Railway and Hull Trains In May 2009 National Express East Coast installed ticket barriers.