The Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Junction Railway (LD&WJR) was authorised on 16 July 1855 and empowered the construction of a 5 miles 45 chains (9.0 kilometres) line from Dunstable to join the Great Northern Railway's (GNR) main line at Digswell.

[4][7][8][9] The line opened between Dunstable and Luton to goods traffic on 5 April 1858, to passengers on 3 May and throughout to Welwyn on 1 September 1860.

[3][19] The initial station was a simple timber-built structure with a single platform which proved unsuitable to handle the line's traffic and which soon generated numerous complaints from passengers.

[24] These received coal for local traders and handled scrap iron for the dealer who occupied part of the goods yard.

[36] The line remained open for oil traffic until 30 April 1989 when it was mothballed and then officially closed on 28 March 1991.

[38][36] The track was finally lifted in autumn 2010 to allow the construction of the Luton to Dunstable Busway which now passes through the site.