Nothing now remains of the old station buildings, which have been demolished, but the surviving white Portland stone clock tower is a local landmark.

Didsbury was served initially by the South District Service commuter route, and from August 1880 by express trains running from Manchester Central to London St Pancras.

From 1901 the MR opened a new route to New Mills via Heaton Mersey and peak-time services through Didsbury reached over 38 trains per hour in each direction.

[2][3] Around 1910, a memorial clock was erected in the station forecourt dedicated to local philanthropist John Milson Rhodes (1847-1909).

The 8-metre (26 ft) clock tower is built of Portland stone in an Edwardian Baroque style and incorporates a pair of drinking fountains.

In 1984, Greater Manchester Council and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive announced the Project Light Rail scheme to develop a new light rail/tram system by re-opening use of disused railway lines in the region, including the route through Didsbury.