Opened by the Vale of Towy Railway in 1858, the station is on the Heart of Wales Line 38+1⁄4 miles (61.6 km) north east of Swansea.

The station is located below street level at the end of a lane opposite the A40 that leads to the centre of the village (just under 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) away on the other side of the A40).

Like many of its neighbours, the station has only one active platform, no surviving permanent buildings and is located adjacent to an open level crossing.

The station also has the usual collection of amenities common to others on this part of the line (waiting shelter, CIS display, timetable poster board and customer help point) as well as a payphone.

[2] From Monday to Saturday, there are five trains a day to Shrewsbury northbound (plus a 22:30 to Llandovery), seven southbound to Swansea.