The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914.

The present station, along with the line to Aberdare, was reopened by British Rail in 1988.

There is a half-hourly service in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays: northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Cardiff Central and Merthyr Tydfil.

The increase in the Sunday service frequency is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017; the extra services began in April 2018.

[2] DB Cargo UK operates coal trains to Tower Colliery, which pass through the station on weekdays and on some Saturdays.