 Withdrawal of passenger services took place in 1961, followed by goods facilities in 1964.The line through the station remains in use as the Poacher Line

The station was opened on 2 October 1848 as "East Ville and New Leake" after the nearby settlements of Eastville and Leake, and later renamed in 1852 to simply "East Ville".It was constructed by Peto and Betts civil engineering contractors who, in January 1848, had taken over the contract to construct the section of the East Lincolnshire Railway between and from John Waring and Sons.