The station was originally called Leeming Lane due to being sited on a level crossing on the Great North Road.

[6] It closed to passengers in April 1954 when the Northallerton to Hawes service fell victim to road competition, but reopened under Wensleydale Railway ownership in the summer of 2003.

[7] As well as the scheduled passenger service, the station also sees periodic train loads of military hardware travelling between Catterick Garrison and various destinations in the south of England via Northallerton and the East Coast Main Line.

The first phase of this involved re-opening Scruton station and commissioning a temporary structure at Northallerton West in 2014, but this section was closed again in August 2016 following a collision between a train and a car at a level crossing near Yafforth.

[9] It is hoped to recommence services to Northallerton West at a future date once work to upgrade level crossing equipment is complete, although there are no current plans to do so.