This station is a request halt and lies 6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) from Welshpool's Raven Square terminus.
The railway crosses the River Banwy Bridge 200 yards to the east of the halt.
Opened as Heniarth Gate on 6 April 1903 the station was renamed 'Heniarth' on 1 February 1913.
[3] Originally the halt had a loop which catered for farm and timber traffic.
[4] By 1963 the line had a passenger service restored by the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway.