Originally, the station was exclusively for the use of the Pease family at the nearby Hutton Hall;[1] the family owned the major iron ore mines in the region at the time and the railway line was designed to service these mines.

[2] Although a private station, excursion traffic was allowed to detrain at Hutton Gate, such as Liberal Association specials from Thornaby in the 1890s.

[5] It was purchased from the Pease family by the North Eastern Railway (NER) in 1904, and opened for public use.

[8] Following the branch's closure, the track was removed but the station remains intact and is now a private house.

[9] The modern road Pease Court begins where the station's level crossing once gave access to Hutton Hall.