The station opened on 18 June 2018 to serve the north end of Maghull.

An announcement was made in December 2010 that a planned prison and proposed new railway station had been axed by Government spending cutbacks.

[4] In June 2014, it was announced that the land would be used for housing, with the station being built as part of the project.

[7][8] In October 2016, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority approved the business case for the station, which was expected to cost £13 million to build.

The station was planned to have two 125 m (137 yd) platforms, a 156-space car park, step-free access and provision for electric vehicle charging points,[9][10] as well as connections to pedestrian, bus and cycle routes.