The station opened on 23 September 1840 at the same time as the railway line and closed to passengers on 7 March 1960[1] due to its remote location and fairly low passenger numbers.
It remained open for goods traffic until 4 January 1965, but only as an unstaffed public siding.
The station building still exists as a private house and the line is now operated by Merseyrail as part of the Wirral Line.
[2] The very wide embankment in this area included a public footpath, making it possible to walk next to the railway line; the zone was known to local naturalists for its flowers and butterflies.
This article on a railway station in North West England is a stub.