The line was built by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway.

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, proposed to his wife on a platform at the station.

The main Grantham to Sleaford road runs to the north of the railway station and crosses the line about a quarter of a mile north-east of the station, where automatic barriers are used.

There is a working signal box at the west end of the station, however the station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, bicycle storage, timetables and modern Help Points.

In the winter 2023 timetable, there are four daily services eastward to Skegness and three westward to Nottingham via Grantham, all at peak hours only.