It has a ticket office, which is staffed part-time, a car park, and help points for times when no staff are present.

The porte-cochère was added later by the Midland Railway in an attempt to improve the station in response to competition from the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway which opened its station, Melton Mowbray North, in 1879.

A small section of remaining roof in poor condition was yanked down with a long chain, using a locomotive.

The refurbishment of the platforms retained their original length – previous plans to extend them by up to 14 yards (13 m) were omitted.

[15] It is notable as the first regular passenger service to cross the historic Welland Viaduct on the Oakham to Kettering line since 1966.

[17] A handful of local services operate at either end of the day, mainly for train-crew route-knowledge retention purposes.

Part of the former Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway is now used as the Old Dalby Test Track.