The parts of the building were recovered from Monifieth railway station and were originally rebuilt in 1988 by Central Regional Council as their display at the Glasgow Garden Festival.

[2] The station was the limit of regular train operations from Bo'ness until 2010 when the services were extended to Manuel.

The track layout at Birkhill features a simple passing loop with two-lever ground frames at either end to control the points.

The single platform was recently extended along with track realignment to accommodate 7-coach trains.

The construction of a Caledonian Railway style signal box with as many as 20 levers, a water column for steam locomotives and a second platform has been proposed,[3] however no date has been set for completion.