The station, situated 58 miles 29 chains (93.9 km) northwest of Leeds, serves the villages of Cowgill and Dent in Cumbria, England.

[4] Like most stations on the line, there are no ticket machines available as yet (though Northern have stated they plan to provide one here) and so travellers must buy on the train.

[5] The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders[6] and opened in 1877[7] and originally closed in May 1970 but was reopened by British Rail in 1986 following a campaign to maintain regular stopping services along the line.

During the 1970s the station was rented out to Barden school in Burnley as an outdoor pursuits centre, providing accommodation for pupils whilst they carried out various courses ranging from pot holing, caving, to geology and map reading.

[10] In addition, DalesRail services operated on summer Sundays from Blackpool North and Preston to Carlisle, with one journey in each direction.