The station has declined in importance since the 1960s. In its heyday,the station employed over 50 staff with two through tracks and cover over the platform tracks. The Skegness-bound platform had classic Great Northern Railway (GNR) architecture buildings,which have since been replaced with plastic shelters. The station frontage remains,albeit altered in a partially reconstructed manner,and some of the buildings have found new uses.
Boston station was once an important junction,with two lines diverging in either direction. Today,only the eastbound line to Skegness and the westbound line towards Sleaford remain in use. There was previously a southbound line to Spalding,which closed in October 1970;it joined the line to Peterborough and formed part of the original GNR main line from London King's Cross to York. In addition,there was a north-westbound line to Woodhall Junction (closed in June 1963) and thence on towards Lincoln Central,Horncastle or Louth. Both surviving routes are single tracked,with a passing loop at the station.
To the south of the station,the access to Boston Docks,via the swing bridge,and the site of the Broadfield Lane depot remain;the rail link into the docks still sees occasional use. To the north along the old Lincoln to Boston and Horncastle route,about 2 miles (3.2km) north of the town is the old Hall Hills sleeper depot.
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