The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway.

The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost.

Blythe Bridge signal box was opened by the NSR in 1884 on their Derby to Stoke line.

On weekdays and Saturdays, the station is generally served by an hourly service westbound to Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent and eastbound to Newark Castle via Derby and Nottingham.

On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between Crewe and Derby only although no trains operate before 14:00.