Situated to the north-east of the station between the River Don and Conisbrough tunnel is a passing loop.

The buildings were in that company's "double pavilion" style and all except the former Station Master's house, on the Sheffield bound platform, have been demolished.

The line closed south of Mexborough when most of the stations were shut down due to the Beeching Cuts.

In April 1993 the station received a new signing as part of a general clean-up and was equipped with ramps to give disabled access to the Doncaster-bound platform.

This gave direct access to The Earth Centre, Doncaster The station had an upgrade in 2015 which saw the introduction of digital real-time arrival and departure displays on each platform.