[2] The line was completed through to Louth for goods traffic on 6 August 1876 and opened to passengers on 1 December 1876.
[3] The station was located 133 miles 05 chains from London Kings Cross via Spalding, Boston and Bardney.
A signal box was located at Kingthorpe, to control the block, and the small goods yard.
[5][6] The B1202 Wragby to Bardney road crossed the railway on an overbridge at the south end of the platform.
When the line opened five passenger trains a day were provided, but this was quickly reduced to 4, with 5 on Fridays.
[8] However, the track through the station remained open for a further three years until 1 February 1960 to serve Wragby goods yard.