The station opened in Autumn 1839, although passenger services may have run from 26 November 1838.

[1] It was situated to the west of Eskbank Road.

The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 October 1919, before closing permanently to passengers on 5 January 1942[2] and closing to goods on 10 August 1964.

[3] The nearest station is now at Eskbank.

Most of the station site is now a Morrisons supermarket.