It opened in 1856 as part of the final section of the South Wales Railway main line from Haverfordwest to Neyland.

The station was opened with the final section of the South Wales Railway main line, from Haverfordwest to Neyland, on 15 April 1856.

The route north of here was double track until the late 1980s, with the station signal box controlling access to the private sidings serving the oil refineries at Robeston and Waterston as well as the single line portion through to the terminus at Milford Haven.

The usual service pattern is one train every two hours in each direction, westwards to Milford Haven railway station and eastwards to Manchester Piccadilly via Carmarthen, Swansea and Cardiff Central.

There is small covered shelter available, along with a customer help point, timetable information boards and a digital CIS display to offer train running details.