It was opened on 1 April 1875 as the terminus of a line from Saltburn, and served the town of Loftus.

When the line to Whitby was opened on 3 December 1883, it became a through station with two platforms and a goods yard consisting of three sidings.

[2] Though a single track was relaid from Skinningrove by 1 April 1974 to allow freight trains to reach Boulby Mine, the station remains closed, and most buildings have been demolished.

The stationmaster's house is now a private residence, the large brick-build goods shed also remains standing.

This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub.