The London and North Western Railway completed its line from Stockport Edgeley to Northenden in 1866; the station opened on 1 August.

On the opening of the line and the station in 1866, the LNWR immediately commenced operating a passenger train service from Manchester London Road to Cheadle, via Stockport Edgeley; services continued onwards to Northenden, Broadheath, Warrington Arpley and Liverpool Lime Street.

[1] Goods trains operated by LNWR, and London Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923, continued to use the line through the station's site from 1917 until 1948.

From that date, the trains were operated by British Railways' London Midland Region until 21 August 1967, though it was renamed Cheadle South from 1 July 1950.

It will have a single 100m long platform, providing one train per hour along the Mid-Cheshire line between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester, via Stockport and Altrincham.