The station was opened on 23 July 1874 by the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway.
On the platform was the station building, which had a booking office and a waiting room.
It closed as a wartime economy measure on 1 January 1917, although workmen's trains continued to call here, but reopened on 2 June 1919.
To the south of the platform was a signal box which controlled access to the goods yard, which had two sidings.
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