Opened on 1 September 1870 as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line),[1] the station had two platforms linked by a footbridge.

The down platform contained the two storey station building where the ticket office and waiting rooms were located.

From its opening day to 1904 it formed a terminus of the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway.

On 29 August 1965 a diesel unit train caught fire, injuring nine passengers and the three crew members.

[3] Goods services were halted on 1 November 1952 and the station was closed fully on 14 February 1966.