It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern, 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Leeds.

[1] It is located near to the Xscape indoor ski slope and leisure complex near Castleford, all of which occupy the former site of Glasshoughton Colliery[2] which ceased winding coal in 1986.

This was chiefly because usage was modelled on the basis of demand for travel by current local residents and businesses only.

It has waiting shelters, customer help points, timetable poster boards, digital CIS displays on each platform, and an automatic announcement system to offer train running information.

Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps from the footbridge, which connects to the car park and station entrance.