The station was formerly known as Melton Mowbray Town to distinguish it from the now closed Melton Mowbray North on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway, which closed to regular traffic in 1953.
Stacja była wcześniej znana jako Melton Mowbray Town, aby odróżnić ją od teraz zamkniętej stacji Melton Mowbray North na Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway, na której ruch regularny zamknięto w 1953 roku.