It is a stop on the Hope Valley line between Manchester Piccadilly, New Mills Central and Sheffield.

It was built by the Sheffield and Midland Railway Companies' Committee in 1875, on the line between New Mills Central and Manchester London Road (since renamed Piccadilly).

The ticket office on the eastbound side is staffed through the day on weekdays (06:20-20:50) and on Saturdays until early afternoon (07:20-14:20).

[citation needed] Waiting shelters are present on each platform and train running details are offered via automated announcements, digital information screens and timetable posters.

No step-free access is available; the ramp from the car park to the ticket hall has steps, as does the footbridge.