The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 May 1848. The building was designed by the company architect, Edward Wood of London, and is Grade II listed.[1]
Station masters
Frederick Neal 1848–1850 (subsequently station master at Tamworth)
S. Wollerton ca. 1850s
Alfred Fewkes 1858–1865 (subsequently station master at Loughborough)
The station building, the nearby level crossing signal box and footbridge are all listed buildings. The signal box was the prototype for the Airfix kit signal box.[9] The station footbridge was refurbished between October 2020 and April 2021.[10]
Despite managing the station, East Midlands Railway operate only a limited number of services. A single daily return service to London St Pancras commenced on 27 April 2009 running via Corby[12] and is notable for being the first regular passenger service to cross the spectacular and historic Welland Viaduct since 1966. The company introduced a further return service from Derby via East Midlands Parkway (for East Midlands Airport) from May 2010.[13] An early morning service runs from Nottingham to Norwich and an evening service operates from Spalding via Peterborough to Nottingham.
The station retains a ticket office which is staffed seven days a week, a car park, and help points for times where there are no staff present.
