[1] Beeston station is a stop on the Midland Main Line; it is located 123 miles 22 chains (198.4 km) from London St Pancras, on a spur towards Nottingham.

[5][page needed] The growth of Beeston led to substantial expansion of the station facilities in the Edwardian period.

An extension containing a large booking hall, ladies' waiting room and parcels office was added to the rear of the station building, doubling its floorspace.

With the decline in passenger numbers in the 1980s, the entire station suffered from vandalism and neglect; British Rail proposed complete demolition.

A spirited campaign by the local civic society and rail historians led to the listing of the station building in 1987.

[6] It acted as a terminus for trains from London, via East Midlands Parkway, and from Derby, with a frequent rail-replacement shuttle bus running to and from Nottingham while the western end of the station and approach lines were remodelled.

[21] In January 2024, Network Rail started work on a nine month project to add new lifts, allowing direct step-free access between the two platforms.

[22][23] Services at Beeston are provided by two train operating companies: The first station master's house was built in 1839 as a small cabin.