[8] A new station would be built to the north of the level crossing in order to facilitate the construction of a junction between the East Lincolnshire Railway and the new line.

[14] In 1937, milk was dispatched to Hull Paragon in a van picked up by the 4:19 pm Grimsby to Peterborough North passenger working.

[14] On Summer Saturdays the branch service to Mablethorpe started from the main line platform instead of the bay owing to the large amount of parcels and luggage associated with holiday traffic.

[12] In 1969 towards the end of its life, the station won the "second class" award in the annual competition which prompted the local press to recite the saying "we, who are about to die, salute you.

The stationmaster's house from the original Willoughby station has survived, as have the brick goods shed and loading dock which are in industrial use.

[17] It is still possible to access the trackbed between the platforms and one gate from the level crossing survives on the south side of the line next to the stationmaster's house which is a private residence.

[10] Approximately one mile of the former Mablethorpe branch line from the station site at Willoughby has been converted into a nature reserve and footpath.