[2] The line was completed through to Louth for goods traffic on 6 August 1876 and opened to passengers on 1 December 1876.

[3] However, the station nameboard read Hainton and South Willingham, probably to save having to replace an otherwise new board.

[5] The station was located 139 miles 63 chains from London Kings Cross via Spalding, Boston and Bardney.

A signal box was located at South Willingham, to control the block and the small goods yard.

When the line opened five passenger trains a day were provided, but this was quickly reduced to 4, with 5 on Fridays.

A large brick and asbestos cement industrial shed was built in the goods yard in the 1960s, which was subsequently used to build Piper sports cars.