The station was built on the west side of the town, opening on 4 July 1866.

[1] Two platforms were provided, with the main building and goods shed being on the town side of the line.

Some of the line is now a road by-pass carrying the A382 road; a short distance to the north, the road diverges where the line is now a woodland walk through the Parke estate, owned by the National Trust, along the old track bed to Lustleigh station.

[2] The station building still stands adjacent to the by-pass and is used as the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust Centre.

The goods shed is used as a store by the Dartmoor National Park Authority.