It was built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway, which was later absorbed by the Midland Railway.

It opened on 2 October 1848[1] on the section between Colne and Skipton.

[1][2] The station building was subsequently dismantled brick-by-brick and re-erected at Ingrow West railway station on the heritage Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

[1][3] The line serving it remained in use until 2 February 1970, when it was closed to all traffic.

This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub.