It was a stop on the Teign Valley line between Newton Abbot and Exeter St Thomas.

Originally, Christow was the terminus of the line from Heathfield and was called Teign House at that time.

[2] The down loop was extended northwards by 370 yards in 1943, as part of the upgrading of the route for trains diverted from the South Devon Main Line.

The Bridford Barytes Mine also used the railway at Christow, for conveying barium sulphate to Exeter for milling; this traffic ceased in July 1958.

[2] In the winter of 1960 and March 1961, severe flooding of the river Teign washed away the track bed just beyond Trusham and this was never reinstated, thereby isolating Ashton and Christow stations completely.