The station building houses a ticket office from which fares for the Wairarapa Connection service are sold.

Formation work on the line reached Featherston on 17 August 1878, with plate-laying completed the following month in September.

[4] Featherston was initially a station of some importance, being the railhead for two years until the opening of the line through to Masterton.

[6] As part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme announced by the government on 29 January 2020, a second platform will be installed at Featherston.

[9] There is a shuttle bus service operated by Wairarapa Coachlines to transport passengers between Martinborough and the Featherston railway station.