The station opened as Marston on 30 October 1848 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway.

The station was situated west of the level crossing on Marston Lane.

Behind the south platform was a siding that served a loading dock and a coal depot.

In 1913, the goods handled at the station were hay, clover, coal and livestock.

[1] The station closed to goods traffic on 3 May 1965 and parcel services ceased in 1967.