It was opened by the London & North Western Railway in July 1891.

Though run by Northern Trains, it is within the Merseytravel area and thus has a ticket office that is staffed throughout the hours of service each day (05:50-23:30 Mondays to Saturdays; closed Sundays).

Train running information is provided via customer help points, PIS screens and timetable poster boards on each platform.

[1] During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Eccleston Park is served by trains every 30 minutes each way between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western.

[2] Since 10 December 2017, there has been an hourly service on Sundays, to Blackpool North northbound and Liverpool Lime Street southbound.