It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.
[1][2] The station had two through platforms connected by a footbridge, several sidings and a goods shed, the yard was equipped with a 3 ton crane and was able to accommodate live stock, horse boxes and cattle vans.
[3][4] In 1850 the station saw four passenger trains in each direction (two on Sundays) providing easy routes to Carlisle, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Princes Street.
[1][7] Since 6 May 1974 the line through the station site has been electrified with overhead wires at 25 kV AC.
[8] The station site is now the location of passing loops to enable slower trains to be overtaken, there is an engineers yard on the west side of the line.