It was the second of two stations in the parish, the first being Helmdon Village on the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway.

[2] The station, originally named "Helmdon", opened with the line on 15 March 1899.

[3] From the station the line ran northwards on an embankment before crossing the valley on the nine-arch Helmdon Viaduct[4] over the River Tove.

Helmdon was the nearest station for Sulgrave Manor, which had been the home of George Washington's ancestors in the 16th and 17th centuries.

[3] British Railways closed the station to passengers on 4 March 1963[3] and to goods on 2 November 1964.