The station was opened by the North Union Railway in 1838.

The station was resited about 70 yards in 1895[1] The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

[2] In 1922 eight "Down" (northbound) services called at Coppull on Mondays to Saturdays.

Most were local services, with a Saturdays Only "Parliamentary", calling at most stations in a five and a half hour journey from Crewe to Carlisle.

[3] In 2019, councillors called for this station to be reopened.