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

[2] The contractors for the line were Craven and Son of Newark and Nottingham;[2] the station buildings are in the neo-Tudor style[3] and were probably designed by Thomas Chambers Hine.

At the station much of the original décor remains apart from the electric barriers added later.

The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, timetables and modern help points.

The typical off-peak service is:[8] The station is also served by a small number of trains between Leicester, Nottingham and Lincoln.