[1] The main line of the MS&LR between Manchester and Grimsby was opened in stages.

The final section – that of the erstwhile S&LJR between Woodhouse Junction and Gainsborough – was opened by the MS&LR on 17 July 1849, and included five intermediate stations, one of which was Sturton, just over 70+1⁄2 miles (113.5 km) from Manchester.

[2][3] In 1897, the MS&LR was renamed the Great Central Railway (GCR).

[4] In 1904 Sturton station had facilities for handling passengers, parcels, goods and livestock (including horses and prize cattle).

[6] This article on a railway station in the East Midlands is a stub.