It closed to passengers ahead of the scheduled closure date of Monday 18 January 1965 because of flooding by the River Dee which breached the line near Llandderfel on 14 December 1964.

[2] Llandderfel was the next station down the line from Llandrillo but was more notable since it was situated adjacent to Pale Hall, the one time home of Sir Henry Robertson, Chairman of the original railway companies which built the line.

On 27 August 1889 the station was visited by Queen Victoria who arrived in the Royal Train and was entertained at Pale Hall.

There was at one time a small unmanned halt between Llandrillo and Llandderfel which did not feature in the public timetables.

The halt was on the other side of the River Dee from Crogen Hall so access was via a ferry.