The station was opened on 1 November 1870 when the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) opened the Rochdale to Facit section of its line to Bacup.

[1] It was situated on the western side of the railway where it was crossed by Station Road, to the west of Broadley village.

[2] The station had one platform on the western side of the line accessed by a footbridge adjacent to the road overbridge.

[2][3] There was a passing loop at the station and a two siding goods yard on the opposite side of the line accessed from Station Road, it was equipped with a five ton crane.

[3][5][6] The station closed to passengers on 16 June 1947, initially as a temporary measure due to a fuel crisis, but the station never re-opened and the closure was confirmed as permanent in 1949.