The station is 3.5 km (2¼ miles) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line and was opened in 1866.

[1] A short distance to the south a goods-only branch line (part of the North Wales Mineral Railway network, to Brymbo) crossed the route and the abutments of the bridge it utilised still survive (along with a dip in the track formation).

Amenities provided here are limited to waiting shelters (there being no other permanent structures left here), CIS displays and timetable poster boards.

[3] Weekdays (daytime) the line is served by two units, providing an hourly service each way (southbound to Wrexham Central and northbound to Bidston).

After 18:45 (and all day on bank holidays) the service is provided by one unit, giving one train in each direction every two hours.