They were designed by John William Livock and constructed in the Jacobean style from local stone.

Originally the line was single and the Station house was of two stories with three gable ends facing on to the platform.

The platforms were offset and this line ran between them, with a large goods shed adjacent to the main building.

Oundle was also the location of a substantial boarding school and special trains ran even after regular timetabled services finished in 1964.

The NVR nonetheless has aspirations to extend the Heritage line by six miles to a new Oundle terminus station.