The station is 313 miles 40 chains (313.50 mi; 504.5 km) from the zero point at London Paddington measured via Box and Plymouth Millbay.

It was designed to move goods to and from local mines and the harbours at Hayle and Portreath but a passenger service started on 26 May 1843.

[3] It is located on Trevu Road in Camborne, adjacent to a level crossing and the Railway Hotel.

There is a small car park behind the station buildings, which contain a booking office, café and waiting room with toilets.

CrossCountry operate three trains a day to and from Birmingham New Street with one continuing to Dundee and two to Glasgow Central.

The lever frame has been removed and the box now contains individual switches on the block shelf.

The reason for retaining this signal box was that it also controlled the goods branch line to North Roskear, but this closed in July 1983.