The station was opened as Cwmamman in April 1840 by the Llanelly Railway.

An order was made on 14 December 1859 to close the branch line by the end of the month, although this didn't happen as it was still in Bradshaw and the timetable from January to June 1860.

They opened on 1 January 1908, closed on 2 April 1917 but reopened on 7 July 1919.

They were temporarily closed on 11 April 1921 due to a coal strike but reopened on 1 July of the same year.

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