The station opened on 8 June 1896 by the Brechin and Edzell District Railway.

It was the northern terminus of the line, situated north of Stracathro railway station.

A plan to resume these services took place on 4 July 1938 but it failed and it closed 2 months later, on 27 September 1938.

The station closed, along with the line, to goods traffic on 7 September 1964.

This article about a railway station in the Angus council area of Scotland is a stub.