It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which was engineered by George Stephenson and opened by the Midland Railway on 3 August 1846.

[1] The contractors for the line were Craven and Son of Newark and Nottingham;[1] There was an accident at the station on 6 June 1928.

[2] A mail train derailed due to the poor state of the track which resulted in nine passengers and eight Post Office officials being injured.

[9] The station, adjacent to the level crossing operated from the Swinderby signal box, has two platforms which feature basic facilities.

[14] The station is also served by one train per day to and from London St Pancras International which are operated using a Class 222 Meridian.