Unlike most places on the line, the station was built for tourist traffic, for visitors to the local Dolgoch Falls.

[1] To the west of the station, there is three-span brick viaduct that carries the railway over the Dolgoch Ravine.

[3][4] The railway passes through rock cuttings either side of the viaduct.

The station did not appear in Bradshaw's Guide from November 1867 until July 1872 (the same time as Brynglas station was opened),[6] which has misled many sources to quote 1872 as its opening date.

[8] In 1958, a footbridge was built over the railway immediately west of the station, to provide more direct access to the Dolgoch Falls.

[5] In the 2000s, a further steel water tower was built at the west end of the platform, which is used by some down trains.