The new station buildings were completed by 1850, and also included a goods shed, although the railway tracks were not added until later.

The main station was built to the most elaborate of the standard designs used by Brunel, resembling a lodge or estate house of the period, but used local Bath stone, rather than the more commonly used bricks and mortar.

[3] Financial difficulties slowed the progress of the WS&WR and only twelve miles of the line had been completed when construction was halted.

[2] At the same time another signal box, controlling the Greenland Mills level crossing to the east of the station.

[2] Regular service (at present half-hourly each way Mon-Sat, hourly on Sundays) is provided by Great Western Railway to Bath Spa, Bristol Temple Meads and either Gloucester or Cardiff Central northbound and Weymouth or Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour in the south.