It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

These consisted of a train shed designed by George Townsend Andrews and similar to his work at Filey and Beverley.

The new holiday market led to a huge expansion of the resort and the need for a larger station to take the long excursion trains.

The inter-war period saw the greatest extent of the station complete with engine shed and two turntables with extensive sidings.

After the Second World War, the excursion market continued to thrive until the early 1960s particularly with the opening of Butlin's at Filey which had its own station.

The timetable was changed to create a regular 30-minute clockface service south of Bridlington with fewer trains to Scarborough.

The original train sheds were removed and replaced by concrete canopies as at Driffield and Pickering during the late 1950s.

The buffers and most of the track in the platforms were removed on 1 September 2014 and the end was demolished some years later to make way for a Council project for a car park.

[3] The former goods shed, built at the same time and now in commercial use, was similarly awarded Grade II listed status in 2023.

Facilities include a waiting room, ticket office, lost property and car park.

[12] Northern Rail confirmed its intentions to institute an improved weekday and all-year Sunday service from December 2009 (subject to approval from the DfT).

[16] On 25 July 2009 the first loco-hauled excursion for some years "The Bridlington Seaside Special" arrived from London King's Cross with Class 66 haulage.