The station was opened on 10 August 1896 by the Glasgow Central Railway.

[3] The construction of the station was controversial in the 1890s as it destroyed a local beauty spot known as the Peartree Well.

[4] Little is known of the station's use after closure but a photo taken in 1959 appears to show it in use a private house.

The bulk of the station site is now occupied by blocks of apartments, however the platforms partially remain in place to the south, beyond the supports for a bridge which has since been removed, and just before a long tunnel leading to Botanic Gardens railway station.

A telegraph pole dating from the line's operation is still present just before the mouth of the tunnel.