The station served the nearby Altcar Rifle Range.

[1] The station was mainly used to serve Altcar Rifle Range and the service was irregular.

Towards the end of its life it appears to have only been used "as required", possibly just by troop trains.

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's working timetable was still showing the station in 1936 albeit without any trains calling.

[1][3] The station was located at the end of a lane approximately 1⁄3 mile (0.54 km) north of Hightown, in 1893 there were two platforms, one each side of the double track line, and a bay platform to the north on the seaward side from which a small tramway was used to transport munitions to and from the firing ranges.