The station, situated 17+1⁄4 miles (28 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Kents Bank in Cumbria.

The first station on the site opened in 1857 as part of the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway, but it closed shortly afterwards owing to a lack of passenger traffic.

[1] The present station buildings were designed in 1865 by the Lancaster-based architects, Paley and Austin, for the Furness Railway.

[4] The former station building is now a private residence, but since January 2024, its basement has housed a library specialising in railway books.

[1] Kents Bank is served by Northern Trains, who operate a regular service between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster.