It is sited 12+1⁄3 miles (19.8 km) south-east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line, built by the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway.

Train running information is available via telephone, automated announcements and CIS displays.

Waiting facilities are limited to shelters on each side; other buildings, including the former station house and signal box, have been demolished.

Step-free access to both platforms is available via ramps and sloping paths from Buxton Road West.

They have improved the bank on the New Mills Newtown side of the station with additions such as new plant pots, a new garden, and a new Running in board.