When the restoration of the line by volunteers from the Isle of Man Steam Railway Supporters' Association began in 1982 the site was merely a footpath and took considerable effort to reach with the new railhead.

By 1993 a replica of the distinctive station canopy was completed and in the intervening years a number of small temporary huts have been erected beginning with a booking office (later moved and used as a store), a souvenir shop (now located under the canopy and at one time used as a tea room until the installation of facilities at the outer terminus), larger replacement souvenir shop and store room which doubles as a grotto for the festive services.

In 2012 planning permission was granted to extend the platform area substantially out into the glen, and to construct a new larger utility building to replace the old tea hut of 1986.

Construction work started in September, funded by the Manx Lottery Trust and Tower Insurance, and required the railway to transport 140 tons of rock to the site, for the platform extension foundations and infill.

The building was constructed by volunteer joiner Stephen Goody to match the style of the canopy, shop and booking office, and the entire area was completed in time for the Christmas services.