The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 53+1⁄2 miles (86 km) north east of Swansea.

Opened by the LNWR on 6 May 1867,[3] as part of the company's Central Wales Extension Railway project, it is the location of one of the route's five remaining passing loops.

A public phone and customer help point is available on this side, whilst the southbound platform has a waiting shelter only.

Digital information screens and timetable posters provide train running details.

[4] There are five trains a day in each direction - southbound to Swansea and northbound to Shrewsbury from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.