Travel up to this point had been by horse-drawn carriage, but by the 1840s the Shrewsbury to Chester line had been completed, allowing passengers to alight at Llangollen Road, and then take a coach towards Holyhead.

[4] The already accommodated double-tracking of the line from Ruabon was completed in September 1900 to Llangollen Goods Junction, located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the current station.

Between then and World War I, Acrefair, Trevor and Llangollen stations were all in part remodelled to cope with additional traffic.

Designated for closure under the Beeching cuts, the station closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965[1] but the section between Ruabon and Llangollen Goods Yard remained opened for freight traffic until April 1968.

The refurbished station now encloses the Robertson Suite, which is available for hire as a venue for licensed weddings, functions or training.